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Temporary Prostate Implant For Urine Flow

Texas rates for HCPCS 53855

Places a temporary device inside the prostate to widen the channel urine passes through when an enlarged prostate is obstructing flow. It is inserted along the urinary channel using a scope, so there is no external incision. The device is intended to be taken out later rather than left in place for good.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Temporary Prostate Implant For Urine Flow cost?

$589

Typical physician fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $794.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $589

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
$79.43
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in New York than in Michigan. 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.

Texas· 26th of 51

$589

NY $724MI $117

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.