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Ureter Stent Placed Through An Existing Kidney Drain

Oregon rates for HCPCS 50693

Places a stent - a soft hollow tube that keeps the ureter open - running from the kidney down to the bladder, working through a drainage channel already present in the back. Contrast dye and imaging are used to map the ureter and guide the stent into position.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ureter Stent Placed Through An Existing Kidney Drain cost?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $2,399.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,913Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $331 to $2,399
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $933

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
$501.19
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$13,182.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$13,803.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in New Mexico 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.

Oregon· 38th of 50

$1,862

NM $7,762WV $891

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.