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First Widening of the Female Urethra

North Carolina 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$81.28$53.70 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$72.44 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $46 to $5,495Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $42 to $170
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $158professional $81

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
$66.07
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $81.28 · 34th 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.