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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Iowa 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 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$110$60.26 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$195 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $107 to $6,761Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $49 to $437
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $110

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
$109.65
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $112 · 8th 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.