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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

Nevada 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$724$646 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$2,291 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $646 to $8,128Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,388
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $724

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $832 · 43rd 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.