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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

New York 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 9 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$89.13$64.57 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,549 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $81 to $7,413Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $56 to $224
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $89

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
$72.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$354.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$141.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$229.09
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where New York 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 York $126 · 11th 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.