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First Widening of the Female Urethra

South Dakota 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$79.43 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$64.57 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $54 to $224Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $60 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $112professional $107

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
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
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
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.76

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$110

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.