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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

Maryland 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 October 2026.

How much does Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma cost?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $912.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,631Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $331 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $447

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$479

AK $1,738NY $427

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.