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Freeing the Ureter From Scar Tissue

Iowa 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $6,457.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,890
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $2,630

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
$1,737.80
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 27th of 50

$3,388

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.