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Removal of a Urethral Pouch in Women

Utah rates for HCPCS 53230

Removes a pouch that has ballooned out from the wall of the urethra in a woman, usually reached through an incision in the front wall of the vagina. The pouch is dissected free, cut away, and the urethra closed in layers so it does not leak. Such pouches trap urine and cause repeated infections, dribbling after passing urine, and pain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Urethral Pouch in Women cost?

$4,595

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,595 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$427$363 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$3,090 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $851 to $10,965Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $851
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,169professional $427

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
$851.14
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,135.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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

Utah· 18th of 51

$4,595

$427 physician + $4,169 facility

OK $10,813MT $1,910

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.