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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Utah 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 7 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$93.33$58.88 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$100 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $59 to $4,571Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $43 to $170
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,020professional $93

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
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89

Where Utah 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.

Utah $100 · 14th 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.