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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Michigan 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$61.66$46.77 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$224 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $93 to $4,898Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $39 to $100
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $62

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
$93.33
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $70.79 · 50th 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.