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Opening The Ureter To Place A Stent

Wisconsin 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?

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $8,913.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,981
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,762professional $2,399

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. 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
$1,995.26
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$616.60
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 13th of 50

$6,761

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.