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Urethra Rebuild For Hypospadias, Longer Segment

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 54312

A staged operation that rebuilds a longer length of the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body, in a boy born with the opening in the wrong place. Tissue already at the site is formed into the new channel; versions that bring in a skin graft from elsewhere on the body are a different operation. What sets this version apart is the length of urethra rebuilt.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Urethra Rebuild For Hypospadias, Longer Segment cost?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$646 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,288 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $813 to $15,136Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,349
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $891

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
$1,047.13
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
11 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
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$977

OK $3,802UT $575

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.