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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Kentucky 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$70.79$43.65 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$89.13 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $50 to $10,715Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $41 to $132
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,778professional $71

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
$50.12
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $72.44 · 49th 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.