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Freeing a Scarred Urethra Through the Vagina

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 53500

Releases the urethra, the tube urine passes through, from scar tissue that has trapped it after previous surgery, working through an incision in the wall of the vagina. A scope is passed to inspect the urethra and bladder during the same operation. It is done when the scarring is obstructing urine flow or making the bladder hard to empty.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Freeing a Scarred Urethra Through the Vagina cost?

$912

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $933.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $6,026Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,000
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,890professional $891

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
$2,570.40
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Hawaii· 37th of 51

$912

AK $3,020UT $513

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.