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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Ohio 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 8 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$83.18$58.88 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$257 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $93 to $10,233Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $50 to $214
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $83

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
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $97.72 · 31st 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.