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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

New Mexico 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$87.10$66.07 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$126 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $78 to $2,089Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $51 to $282
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $372professional $87

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
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $91.20 · 39th 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.