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Biopsy Of The Urethra

Michigan 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?

$2,057

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,057 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$195$178 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,175 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,631Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $195

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
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 19th of 51

$2,057

$195 physician + $1,862 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.