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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Mississippi 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$105$74.13 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$195 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,413Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $50 to $229
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $468professional $105

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
$50.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $138 · 8th 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.