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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Alaska rates for HCPCS 53660

A doctor gradually widens the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the bladder, by passing smooth dilators of increasing size. A numbing or soothing medicine is placed into the tube as part of the visit. This is the first such treatment in a course of care, with any later sessions handled on their own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does First Widening of the Female Urethra cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 6 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$195$91.20 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$75.86 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $49 to $2,512Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $49 to $389
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $112professional $195

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
$138.04
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $195 · 3rd of 51
OK $759HI $70.79

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.