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Procedure price report · Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)

Radiofrequency needle treatment of an enlarged prostate

CPT 53852the billing code this page is about

Prostate tissue is destroyed using radiofrequency energy delivered through needles on a scope passed up the urethra.

Hospitals typically charge $4,081 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 279 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $4,273. Most fall between $1,802 and $7,427 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
279
States
43
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 279 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
$753$2,177$4,081$7,122$10,416

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($753 vs $10,416).

How the prices are spread

$703 – $920: 20 hospitals$703$920 – $1,205: 9 hospitals$1,205 – $1,578: 8 hospitals$1,205$1,578 – $2,066: 8 hospitals$2,066 – $2,705: 26 hospitals$2,066$2,705 – $3,543: 16 hospitals$3,543 – $4,639: 70 hospitals$3,543$4,639 – $6,074: 32 hospitals$6,074 – $7,954: 23 hospitals$6,074$7,954 – $10,416: 41 hospitals$7,954median $4,081price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (253 of 279 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$703$92020
$920$1,2059
$1,205$1,5788
$1,578$2,0668
$2,066$2,70526
$2,705$3,54316
$3,543$4,63970
$4,639$6,07432
$6,074$7,95423
$7,954$10,41641

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,601
Median cash price$4,081
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.13×

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 $4,081.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $2,100 across 15 hospitalsIL$2,100Wisconsin: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceWIMichigan: median $2,418 across 11 hospitalsMI$2,418New York: median $4,081 across 24 hospitalsNY$4,081Massachusetts: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $3,688 across 18 hospitalsIA$3,688Indiana: median $3,148 across 18 hospitalsIN$3,148Ohio: median $3,858 across 11 hospitalsOH$3,858Pennsylvania: median $7,055 across 19 hospitalsPA$7,055New Jersey: median $4,062 across 22 hospitalsNJ$4,062Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $10,416 across 25 hospitalsCA$10,416Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $753 across 12 hospitalsOK$753Louisiana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $4,081. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA25$10,416+155%$8,854 – $10,416
Pennsylvania PA19$7,055+73%$4,044 – $41,754
New York NY24$4,0810%$2,278 – $4,400
New Jersey NJ22$4,0620%$3,818 – $5,419
Ohio OH11$3,858−5%$1,720 – $5,764
Iowa IA18$3,688−10%$3,688 – $4,096
Indiana IN18$3,148−23%$2,100 – $4,254
Michigan MI11$2,418−41%$1,231 – $4,847
Illinois IL15$2,100−49%$1,078 – $3,986
Oklahoma OK12$753−82%$753 – $753
Georgia GA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not 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 $4,081.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care235$4,081$1,802 – $7,255
Children’s2fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access41$3,688$2,100 – $8,773
Ownership
For-profit27$4,137$2,100 – $8,773
Government46$4,026$1,997 – $5,301
Non-profit205$4,081$1,802 – $8,773
System affiliation
Part of a system230$4,081$2,100 – $8,100
Independent49$3,370$1,040 – $5,085

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$6,000
Median cash price$4,081
Cash as a share of list, median hospital56%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 44%. 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

170 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $3,688 and the average of the middle 60% is $4,377; most fall between $1,179 and $9,061.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 170 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
$703$1,662$3,688$7,912$10,416

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($703 vs $10,416).

Of the 197 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 170 gave a usable cash price; 21 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 6 a list price only.

How complete is this

279 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (7%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 313 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted279
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here27
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded6
Hospitals that filed this code313

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 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Prostatic Radiofreq Thermotx.

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, “Radiofrequency needle treatment of an enlarged prostate (CPT 53852) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-53852-radiofrequency-needle-treatment-of-an-enlarged-prostate