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Surgical Removal Of A Ureter

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 50660

Surgery to remove a ureter, the narrow tube that carries urine from a kidney down to the bladder. It is done when the tube is diseased, badly damaged, or abnormally formed so that it cannot drain urine properly. The operation takes place under general anesthesia in an operating room and usually involves an inpatient stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Ureter cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$1,445$1,096 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,622 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,026
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,291professional $1,445

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
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $1,445 · 42nd of 51
CA $8,511MD $1,202

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.