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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 July 2026.

How much does First Widening of the Female Urethra cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$74.13$44.67 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,311 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $132 to $10,471Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $39 to $209
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,248professional $74

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
$102.33
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$208.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$138.04

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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· 44th of 51

$77.62

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.