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Adding A Second Cuff To A Urinary Sphincter Device

Iowa rates for HCPCS 53444

Surgery that places an additional cuff around the urethra in someone who already has an implanted device for controlling urine leakage. The extra cuff adds gentle pressure when one cuff on its own is not enough to keep the person dry.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Adding A Second Cuff To A Urinary Sphincter Device cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,175 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$2,291 to $26,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $39,811Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $7,079professional $1,698

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
$1,174.90
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$33,884.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$41,686.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$33,884.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$54,954.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$1,820

AK $3,715TX $550

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.