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Steam Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate

Vermont 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?

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $2,692.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,802Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $513 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,738

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$1,698

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.