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First Widening of the Female Urethra

Virginia 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 8 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$47.86 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$70.79 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $47 to $7,079Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $45 to $138
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $813professional $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
$70.79
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $77.62 · 43rd 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.