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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Missouri 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$85.11$63.10 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$851 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $115 to $5,248Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $54 to $174
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $85

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
$77.62
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $112 · 17th 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.