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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Alabama 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 4 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$81.28$50.12 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$126 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,585Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $41 to $145
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $490professional $81

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $87.10 · 23rd 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.