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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Washington, DC 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?

$93.33

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $200.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $56 to $7,762Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $56 to $105
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $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
$56.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$93.33

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.