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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Rhode Island 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?

$85.11

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $115.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,981Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $55 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $85

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Rhode Island· 46th of 51

$85.11

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.