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Procedure price report · Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal urinary obstruction

Resection of the bladder neck through the urethra

CPT 52500the billing code this page is about

A scope is passed through the urethra and tissue at the bladder outlet is cut away to relieve blockage of urine flow.

Hospitals typically charge $2,580 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 611 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,864. Most fall between $930 and $6,268 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
611
States
49
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 611 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$729$1,090$2,580$5,116$10,517

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($729 vs $10,517).

How the prices are spread

$521 – $722: 31 hospitals$521$722 – $999: 77 hospitals$999 – $1,384: 65 hospitals$999$1,384 – $1,915: 57 hospitals$1,915 – $2,652: 50 hospitals$1,915$2,652 – $3,671: 45 hospitals$3,671 – $5,083: 96 hospitals$3,671$5,083 – $7,037: 56 hospitals$7,037 – $9,742: 34 hospitals$7,037$9,742 – $13,488: 41 hospitals$9,742median $2,580price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (552 of 611 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$521$72231
$722$99977
$999$1,38465
$1,384$1,91557
$1,915$2,65250
$2,652$3,67145
$3,671$5,08396
$5,083$7,03756
$7,037$9,74234
$9,742$13,48841

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,601
Median cash price$2,580
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.72×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,580.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: median $904 across 10 hospitalsME$904Vermont: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,090 across 13 hospitalsWA$1,090Idaho: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,651 across 15 hospitalsMN$1,651Illinois: median $1,440 across 22 hospitalsIL$1,440Wisconsin: median $2,304 across 30 hospitalsWI$2,304Michigan: median $1,644 across 37 hospitalsMI$1,644New York: median $4,081 across 39 hospitalsNY$4,081Massachusetts: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,121 across 17 hospitalsOR$1,121Nevada: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,232 across 23 hospitalsIA$1,232Indiana: median $930 across 14 hospitalsIN$930Ohio: median $2,116 across 16 hospitalsOH$2,116Pennsylvania: median $2,429 across 26 hospitalsPA$2,429New Jersey: median $4,561 across 33 hospitalsNJ$4,561Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $5,049 across 51 hospitalsCA$5,049Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: median $2,709 across 11 hospitalsMO$2,709Kentucky: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,215 across 15 hospitalsWV$1,215Virginia: median $3,420 across 11 hospitalsVA$3,420Maryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $817 across 15 hospitalsOK$817Louisiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: median $842 across 10 hospitalsMS$842Alabama: median $3,471 across 10 hospitalsAL$3,471Georgia: median $7,585 across 12 hospitalsGA$7,585Hawaii: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,734 across 34 hospitalsTX$3,734Florida: median $4,280 across 13 hospitalsFL$4,280
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,580. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Georgia GA12$7,585+194%$7,585 – $7,585
California CA51$5,049+96%$2,491 – $10,517
New Jersey NJ33$4,561+77%$3,818 – $5,419
Florida FL13$4,280+66%$2,116 – $6,801
New York NY39$4,081+58%$1,138 – $5,269
Texas TX34$3,734+45%$3,368 – $8,354
Alabama AL10$3,471+35%$927 – $9,494
Virginia VA11$3,420+33%$2,163 – $12,361
Missouri MO11$2,709+5%$1,433 – $13,521
Pennsylvania PA26$2,429−6%$144 – $7,055
Wisconsin WI30$2,304−11%$2,304 – $4,006
Ohio OH16$2,116−18%$1,134 – $3,858
Minnesota MN15$1,651−36%$797 – $2,774
Michigan MI37$1,644−36%$928 – $4,847
Illinois IL22$1,440−44%$930 – $16,743
Iowa IA23$1,232−52%$1,232 – $1,560
West Virginia WV15$1,215−53%$397 – $2,109
Oregon OR17$1,121−57%$907 – $1,665
Washington WA13$1,090−58%$907 – $2,871
Indiana IN14$930−64%$684 – $13,222
Maine ME10$904−65%$683 – $1,373
Mississippi MS10$842−67%$744 – $3,975
Oklahoma OK15$817−68%$817 – $7,034
Arkansas AR9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,580.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care476$3,523$1,046 – $7,555
Children’s4fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access130$1,381$797 – $2,784
Ownership
For-profit66$5,116$1,350 – $9,630
Government96$1,433$866 – $4,081
Non-profit448$2,522$930 – $5,855
System affiliation
Part of a system474$3,223$930 – $6,839
Independent137$1,538$918 – $5,085

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,287
Median cash price$2,580
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

300 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,574 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,253; most fall between $843 and $5,116.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 300 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$591$918$1,574$5,049$8,570

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($591 vs $8,570).

Of the 335 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 300 gave a usable cash price; 16 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 19 a list price only.

How complete is this

611 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (15%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 678 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted611
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here43
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded7
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded16
Hospitals that filed this code678

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal urinary obstruction family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Transurethral Resection Bladder Neck.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Resection of the bladder neck through the urethra (CPT 52500) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-52500-resection-of-the-bladder-neck-through-the-urethra