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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 July 2026.

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

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$64.57 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,138 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $105 to $7,413Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $54 to $158
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,236professional $89

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
$89.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $115 · 15th of 51
CA $741HI $79.43

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.