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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Connecticut 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$87.10$64.57 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,388 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $8,511Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $48 to $178
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,677professional $87

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $100 · 13th 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.