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Balloon Widening Of A Narrowed Ureter

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,344

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $4,266.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,762
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $2,344

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
$537.03
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in New Hampshire than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $2,344 · 14th of 49
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.