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Freeing A Ureter Trapped Behind A Vein

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 50725

Surgery to release a ureter — the tube draining urine from the kidney — that runs behind the body's main abdominal vein and is being pinched by it. The surgeon frees the tube, moves it to a normal position in front of the vein, and rejoins the divided ends so urine flows freely again. It is done through an open abdominal or flank incision under general anesthesia and requires a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freeing A Ureter Trapped Behind A Vein cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,950$1,202 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,479 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,162
$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $1,950

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
$1,096.48
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Maryland. 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· 18th of 51

$1,950

CA $7,586MD $1,175

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.