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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 July 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Urethra cost?

$200

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $251.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $4,266Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $155 to $324
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $200

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 41.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 48th of 50

$200

IN $6,166WV $148

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.