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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Connecticut 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$105$81.28 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,388 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $8,511Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $60 to $204
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,677professional $105

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $123 · 13th 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.