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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 July 2026.

How much does First Widening of the Female Urethra cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 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 $479 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 4 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$70.79$44.67 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$67.61 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $39 to $977Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $42 to $91
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $71

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
$38.90
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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· 46th of 51

$74.13

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.