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Prostate Removal Through a Perineal Incision

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 55801

Surgery to remove prostate tissue through an incision in the skin between the scrotum and the anus, rather than through the lower abdomen. The surgeon reaches the gland directly from below, and a tube is placed to drain urine while the area heals. It is one of several ways the prostate can be reached; other operations approach it through the abdomen or with keyhole instruments.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Prostate Removal Through a Perineal Incision cost?

$7,406

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,406 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 65 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,380$1,122 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$2,455 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,162
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,026professional $1,380

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
ME $14,628MD $1,891

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.