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Removal Or Revision Of A Male Urinary Sling

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 53442

Surgery to take out or adjust a sling that was previously placed to control urine leakage in a man. The sling is exposed through an incision between the scrotum and the anus, then removed or repositioned and re-tensioned. It is done when the sling is too tight, too loose, infected, or eroding into tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Or Revision Of A Male Urinary Sling cost?

$3,798

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,798 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,288 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,445 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $1,660

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
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$25,118.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,235.94
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$3,798

$1,660 physician + $2,138 facility

OK $9,757HI $1,932

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.