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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

New Jersey 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$550 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,291 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $9,550Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $661

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
$676.08
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,952.62
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$794

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.