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First Widening of the Female Urethra

New Jersey 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$67.61$40.74 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$195 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $87 to $5,248Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $34 to $148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $776professional $68

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$524.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.13

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 39th of 51

$75.86

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.