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Removal Of A Bulbourethral (Cowper's) Gland

West Virginia 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$537$372 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,259 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,677Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $537

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 34th of 51

$562

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.