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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Georgia 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 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$91.20$69.18 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,259 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $129 to $7,079Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $55 to $155
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $91

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
$87.10
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $107 · 20th 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.