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Ureteral Stent Removal By Snare, Without A Scope

Alabama rates for HCPCS 50386

Removes a stent sitting inside the ureter by passing a fine snare up through the urethra to catch the stent and withdraw it, with no viewing scope used. X-ray imaging guides the snare and confirms the stent has been captured and has come out whole. It is done once the stent has served its purpose after stone treatment, surgery or a spell of blockage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ureteral Stent Removal By Snare, Without A Scope cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$589$200 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,259 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,884Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $589

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
2 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$741

WI $1,259NE $316

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.