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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 October 2026.

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

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$126$85.11 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$77.62 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $56 to $1,096Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $62 to $204
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $132professional $126

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$181.97
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$126

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.