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Kidney Endoscopy With Ureter Catheter Placement

Alabama rates for HCPCS 50572

Examination of the inside of the kidney with a small scope passed through an opening made into the kidney during the same operation. A catheter is passed down into the ureter, the tube that drains urine to the bladder, and a narrowed segment may be stretched open. Rinsing and dye studies of the drainage system may be done at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Ureter Catheter Placement cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 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$617$537 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$617 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,188Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,023
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $617

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
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
6 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
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 Alaska than in Utah. 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· 13th of 51

$871

AK $2,089UT $525

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.