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Exchange Of A Stent Inside The Ureter

Kentucky 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $5,129.

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 $851 to $8,511
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388

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
$263.03
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 18th of 50

$3,388

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.