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Releasing A Tied-Off Ureter

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 50940

Surgery that removes a tie or stitch that has been placed around the ureter, the tube carrying urine from the kidney to the bladder, freeing the tube so urine flows again. The surgeon exposes the tube, releases it, and checks that urine passes through. It is done when the tube has been closed off, usually during earlier surgery in the area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Releasing A Tied-Off Ureter cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,259 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$891 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $776 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

New Hampshire· 9th of 51

$1,660

AK $3,548UT $631

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.