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Opening A Ureter To Explore Or Drain It

Maine rates for HCPCS 50600

Makes an incision into a ureter — the tube carrying urine from a kidney to the bladder — so the surgeon can look inside it or let trapped urine or infected fluid out. It is done when the tube is obstructed or damaged and needs to be inspected and drained directly. It is performed under general anesthesia through an incision in the flank or lower abdomen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening A Ureter To Explore Or Drain It cost?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $1,585.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,183 · 10th to 90th $12,303 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $13,183professional $1,288

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in California 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.

Maine· 33rd of 51

$1,288

CA $7,413WV $977

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.