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First Widening of the Female Urethra

North Dakota 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$75.86 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$41.69 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $42 to $269Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $60 to $186
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $71professional $91

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.08

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 19th of 51

$91.20

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.