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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Maryland 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 October 2026.

How much does First Widening of the Female Urethra cost?

$70.79

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $100.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $50 to $617Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $43 to $129
$50$100$200$500facility $85professional $65

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.51

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$70.79

WI $204KY $63.10

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.