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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Washington, DC 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?

$85.11

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $178.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $45 to $7,762Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $45 to $89
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $78

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
$44.67
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 25th of 51

$85.11

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.