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Removal Of A Bulbourethral (Cowper's) Gland

Oklahoma rates for HCPCS 53250

Surgery to remove a bulbourethral gland, one of two small glands that sit beneath the prostate and empty into the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body. It is done when the gland is blocked by a cyst, repeatedly infected, or contains a growth.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Bulbourethral (Cowper's) Gland cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$525$427 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$977 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,457Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $5,012
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $525

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 6.2 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.

Oklahoma· 19th of 51

$692

AK $1,862UT $302

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.