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Freeing a Scarred Urethra Through the Vagina

South Dakota 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 July 2026.

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

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $1,445.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $1,259

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$1,288

IN $10,715WV $708

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.