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Urethral Stretching Procedure, Follow-Up Session

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $112.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $72 to $132
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $102 · 26th 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.