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Biopsy Of The Urethra

Maryland 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?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $407.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,291Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $138 to $339
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $166

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$269.15
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$195

OK $1,000NY $158

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.