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Surgical Removal Of A Ureter

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Ureter cost?

$1,622

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $1,862.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$1,622

AK $4,571UT $794

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.