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Biopsy Of The Urethra

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 53200

Takes a small tissue sample from the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body, so it can be examined under a microscope. It is done to find out what an abnormal area, growth, or narrowing in the urethra actually is.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Urethra cost?

$1,392

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,392 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$162$141 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$562 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,884Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $126 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$1,392

$162 physician + $1,230 facility

CO $4,594ND $460

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.