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Removal Of The Urethra In A Male Patient

Ohio 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 October 2026.

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

$3,666

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,666 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$759 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,096 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,233Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,349
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $912

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
$3,019.95
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
6 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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$3,666

$912 physician + $2,754 facility

AK $9,881DE $2,434

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.