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Balloon Widening Of A Narrowed Ureter

California rates for HCPCS 50706

Passes a balloon to a narrowed segment of the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder and inflates it to stretch the narrowing open, with imaging used to guide it into place. Restoring the channel lets urine drain freely and protects the kidney. It is performed as part of another urinary tract procedure and billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Balloon Widening Of A Narrowed Ureter cost?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $8,318.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $13,804Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,479
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $708

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in New Hampshire than in Wyoming. 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.

California· 2nd of 49

$5,495

NH $8,913WY $295

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.