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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Michigan 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$74.13$60.26 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$240 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,898Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $50 to $107
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $2,042professional $74

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
$107.15
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $83.18 · 48th 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.