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Freeing the Ureter From Scar Tissue

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,266 to $12,882.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,754

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
$4,265.80
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$11,220.18
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
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 6th of 50

$7,943

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.