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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50955

An exam in which a scope is passed through an existing surgical opening (stoma) to view the ureter, the tube between kidney and bladder, and take a tissue sample. Flushing the ureter and injecting contrast dye may be part of the exam; any radiology service is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma cost?

$457

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $1,148.

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 $2,754 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,762Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $372 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $457

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$457

CA $2,692WV $398

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.