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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Minnesota 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$129$85.11 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$209 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $74 to $708Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $60 to $275
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $275professional $129

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
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $135 · 5th 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.