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Exchange Of A Stent Inside The Ureter

South Dakota 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?

$1,585

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $1,862.

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 $2,291 · 10th to 90th $282 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,585

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,691.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 41st of 50

$1,585

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.