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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 July 2026.

How much does First Widening of the Female Urethra cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 5 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$89.13$70.79 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$41.69 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $39 to $2,042Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $42 to $174
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $71professional $89

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
$70.79
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $81.28 · 36th 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.