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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Montana 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$93.33$77.62 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$91.20 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $89 to $158Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $62 to $282
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $117professional $93

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
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55

Where Montana 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.

Montana $93.33 · 38th 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.