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Freeing the Ureter From Scar Tissue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50715

Surgery that frees the ureter — the tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder — from surrounding scar tissue caused by retroperitoneal fibrosis. The ureter may also be moved to a new position during the same service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freeing the Ureter From Scar Tissue cost?

$2,239

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $5,623.

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 $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $9,772
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Maine 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.

Alaska· 37th of 50

$2,239

ME $13,183WV $1,148

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.