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First Widening of the Female Urethra

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$72.44$48.98 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$95.50 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $54 to $9,772Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $41 to $115
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $331professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $81.28 · 35th 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.