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Opening The Ureter To Place A Stent

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 50605

Opens the ureter, the tube carrying urine from a kidney down to the bladder, during surgery so a stent can be placed inside it. The stent is a soft tube that holds the passage open and keeps urine draining while the ureter heals; the opening is then closed around it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Ureter To Place A Stent cost?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $1,950.

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 $1,202 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,660

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
$977.24
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Maine 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· 45th of 50

$1,660

ME $13,183WV $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.