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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Maine 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?

$97.72

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $123.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $59 to $155
$100$200professional $98

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 30th of 51

$97.72

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.