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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

North Carolina 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$93.33$67.61 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$83.18 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $56 to $5,495Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $54 to $200
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $186professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $95.50 · 33rd 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.