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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

Kentucky 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$692$589 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$977 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,586Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $692

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
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$759

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.