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Removal Of Urethral Caruncle

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 53265

Removes or destroys a urethral caruncle, a small, usually harmless growth of tissue at the opening of the urethra. The growth is either cut away or eliminated with an electrical current (fulguration), which can relieve bleeding, irritation, or discomfort it causes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Urethral Caruncle cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 4 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$251$200 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$832 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,570Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $174 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $251

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Arkansas· 31st of 51

$288

CA $2,512WV $214

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.