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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

Pennsylvania 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$617 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,000 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,166Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $676

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
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,388.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
10 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
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 47th of 51

$724

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.