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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 October 2026.

How much does Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $102 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$79.43 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$83.18 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $81 to $178Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $62 to $138
$100$200$500facility $102professional $87

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

Montana· 39th of 51

$89.13

WI $257NY $72.44

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.