go back

Repair Of An Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 53449

Surgery to fix a malfunctioning artificial urinary sphincter — the implanted cuff, pump and fluid reservoir used to control leakage of urine. The faulty part is exposed, repaired, and tested so the device seals and releases properly again. The whole system is not exchanged in this procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair Of An Artificial Urinary Sphincter cost?

$4,929

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,929 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$1,380$1,122 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,905 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,571
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $1,380

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,570.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Wyoming 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

Nebraska· 20th of 51

$4,929

$1,380 physician + $3,548 facility

WY $11,218HI $1,714

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.