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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Rhode Island 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?

$75.86

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $100.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,981Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $43 to $102
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,479professional $72

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $75.86 · 45th 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.