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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Illinois 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 negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 6 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$75.86$51.29 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$148 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $76 to $5,129Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $43 to $148
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,096professional $76

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
$75.86
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $85.11 · 28th 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.