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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

South Dakota 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 7 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$102$75.86 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$81.28 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $65 to $4,365Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $50 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $141professional $102

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
$53.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 25th of 51

$102

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.