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Removal Of The Urethra In A Male Patient

Illinois rates for HCPCS 53215

Removes the entire urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body, in a male patient. The surgeon also creates an opening from the bladder through the lower abdomen so urine has a route out. It is done for cancer or severe destruction of the urethra.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Urethra In A Male Patient cost?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $5,370.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $933 to $4,074
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $1,514

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,073.80
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $2,754 · 37th of 50
IN $15,136WV $871

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.