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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$741$562 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,122 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,000Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,630professional $741

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
$776.25
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
11 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
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 40th 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.