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First Widening of the Female Urethra

West 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 October 2026.

How much does First Widening of the Female Urethra cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$53.70 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$132 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,318Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $39 to $178
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $71

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$177.83
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
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$74.13

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.