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Removal Of The Urethra In A Male Patient

South Dakota 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?

$3,463

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,463 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,950$1,479 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,380 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,388Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $1,950

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 39th of 51

$3,463

$1,950 physician + $1,514 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.