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Stitch Repair Of A Urethral Injury In The Perineum

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 53510

A torn or cut urethra in the perineum, the area between the scrotum and the anus, is exposed through an incision and sewn back together so urine can pass normally again. A catheter is generally left in place to keep the repaired channel open while it heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stitch Repair Of A Urethral Injury In The Perineum cost?

$2,351

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,351 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$692$603 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$955 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,266Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,047
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $692

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
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alabama than in Montana. 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

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$2,351

$692 physician + $1,660 facility

AL $8,633MT $1,977

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.