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Freeing the Ureter From Scar Tissue

South Dakota 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?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $2,344.

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 $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,512
$2Kfacility $1,995professional $2,042

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
$1,202.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 42nd of 50

$2,042

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.