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First Widening of the Female Urethra

New Mexico 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$75.86$50.12 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$112 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $60 to $2,089Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $40 to $151
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $372professional $76

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
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $79.43 · 39th 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.