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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 October 2026.

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

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,570$1,698 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,074 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,981
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $2,570

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
$2,951.21
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,309.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$20,417.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,570

AK $2,570UT $479

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.