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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Missouri 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$75.86$50.12 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$851 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $105 to $5,248Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $43 to $151
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $76

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
$69.18
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $97.72 · 16th 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.