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Adding A Second Cuff To A Urinary Sphincter Device

Minnesota 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$1,862$1,413 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,344 to $24,547

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $60,256Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,090
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,370professional $1,862

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
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $1,950 · 9th 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.