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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does First Widening of the Female Urethra cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$60.26 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$562 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $83 to $5,248Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $49 to $158
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $83

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.94

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$100

WI $204KY $63.10

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.