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Ureter Brought Out Through The Skin

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 50860

Surgery that redirects the tube carrying urine down from a kidney so that it opens onto the surface of the abdomen instead of draining into the bladder. Urine then empties continuously into a pouch worn against the skin. It is done when the bladder or the passage below it cannot be used safely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ureter Brought Out Through The Skin cost?

$3,617

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,617 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,622$955 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,230 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,692
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,995professional $1,622

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
$954.99
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
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
$954.99
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeSouth Dakota $3,617 · 39th of 50
ME $14,471WV $1,891

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.