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Adding A Second Cuff To A Urinary Sphincter Device

Michigan 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 July 2026.

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

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 6 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$977$794 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,884 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $13,804Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,096
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,898professional $977

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
$1,000.00
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Michigan $1,000 · 46th of 51
CA $5,623MD $851

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.