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Opening And Draining A Urethral Pouch

Montana rates for HCPCS 53240

A diverticulum, a pouch that has formed off the side of the urethra, is opened and its edges are stitched to the surrounding lining so it stays open. Instead of being removed, the pouch is laid open so urine no longer collects and stagnates in it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening And Draining A Urethral Pouch cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 5 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$741$617 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$724 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $708 to $891Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $741

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Montana· 27th of 51

$741

CA $4,467DE $457

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.