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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Colorado rates for HCPCS 53601

This procedure gently stretches a narrowed section of the male urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body, using a smooth instrument passed through it. It is a follow-up session in an ongoing series of treatments for a urethral stricture, rather than the first time the stretching is performed. Repeated sessions are often needed to keep a narrowed urethra open over time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$77.62 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$955 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,370Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $63 to $178
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $105

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
5 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
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.91

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$117

WI $257NY $72.44

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.