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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Louisiana 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$89.13$74.13 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$331 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $123 to $3,467Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $55 to $135
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,122professional $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
$123.03
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $129 · 10th 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.