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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

Indiana 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$776$631 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,738 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $912 to $19,055Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $776

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
$588.84
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,413.10
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$776

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.