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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 8 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$83.18$51.29 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$52.48 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $48 to $3,631Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $43 to $204
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,000professional $83

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
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$112.20
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
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$208.93

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $85.11 · 26th 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.