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Removing a Urethral Pouch in a Male

Wyoming 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$1,230 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,467 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $1,479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$1,549

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.