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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 October 2026.

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

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$60.26 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,000 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,129Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $55 to $170
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $72

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$154.88
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$309.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$186.21
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$208.93
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$186.21
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
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
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.77
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 51st of 51

$72.44

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.