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Exchange Of A Stent Inside The Ureter

Iowa rates for HCPCS 50385

Removes a stent sitting inside the ureter, the tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder, and puts a fresh one in its place. The old stent is caught with a small snare and drawn out, and the new one is positioned under imaging guidance. Stents are exchanged on a schedule because they crust and block over time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exchange Of A Stent Inside The Ureter cost?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $5,012.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $282 to $2,818
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,995

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Iowa· 28th of 50

$2,570

IN $6,607WV $912

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.