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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

Alaska rates for HCPCS 53235

Removes an abnormal pouch that has formed off the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body, in a male patient. The pouch traps urine and causes infection, dribbling, or pain; it is cut away and the urethra is repaired around the opening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,239$1,413 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$776 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,965Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,074
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,549professional $2,239

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $2,239 · 5th of 51
CA $5,623DE $676

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.