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Steam Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 53854

A treatment for an enlarged prostate that is squeezing the urine channel. A small instrument is passed along the urethra and releases short bursts of water vapour into the prostate; the treated tissue dies back over the following weeks so the channel opens and urine flows more freely. No incision is made.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Steam Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate cost?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$457 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,512 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $1,698

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Iowa than in Nebraska. 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· 22nd of 51

$1,778

IA $2,692NE $741

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.