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Adding A Second Cuff To A Urinary Sphincter Device

North Dakota 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$1,259 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$794 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 17th of 51

$1,479

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.