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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Maine 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$57.54 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$138 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $60 to $708Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $47 to $141
$50$100$200$500facility $501professional $79

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
10 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
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 33rd of 51

$79.43

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.