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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

Missouri 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?

$2,395

Typical total for the visit. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,395 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$398 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,122 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,248Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $355 to $977
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,905professional $490

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
$398.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 16.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMissouri $2,395 · 36th of 50
IN $12,729WV $796

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.