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Heat Treatment For An Enlarged Prostate

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 53852

A treatment for an enlarged prostate in which a device is passed along the urethra and used to heat prostate tissue from the inside, so that the treated tissue shrinks and urine can flow more freely. Nothing is cut, and it is usually done as an outpatient visit with local anesthetic or sedation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Heat Treatment For An Enlarged Prostate cost?

$1,318

Typical physician fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $1,995.

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

Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,090
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kprofessional $1,318

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$19,054.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Michigan. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $1,318 · 32nd of 51
AK $2,138MI $776

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.