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Kidney Endoscopy With Ureter Catheter Placement

Hawaii 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$550 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$1,000 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,884Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $30 to $871
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 36th of 51

$646

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.