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Stone Removal, Lower Ureter

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 50630

Open surgery to take out a stone lodged in the lower section of the ureter, the part nearest the bladder. Through an incision the surgeon opens the tube directly over the stone, lifts it out, and closes the tube so urine drains normally again. It is used when a stone cannot be passed or cleared by less invasive means.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stone Removal, Lower Ureter cost?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $8,128 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,096 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,128$6,166 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $8,128professional $1,585

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Connecticut· 9th of 51

$1,995

CA $6,607HI $912

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.