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Open Removal of Enlarged Prostate Tissue

Michigan rates for HCPCS 55831

Open operation through a lower abdominal incision to remove the overgrown inner part of the prostate that is blocking the flow of urine. The outer shell of the gland is left behind, so this relieves obstruction rather than treating cancer. It is generally chosen when the gland is too large to clear through a scope passed along the urethra.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Removal of Enlarged Prostate Tissue cost?

$4,696

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,696 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$1,096 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,096 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $1,148

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,584.89
12 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
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$776.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 10.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Michigan· 13th of 51

$4,696

$1,148 physician + $3,548 facility

ME $16,718MD $1,540

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.