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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

North Carolina 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?

$2,582

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,582 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$437 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,047 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,166Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $676

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
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
13 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
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$2,582

$676 physician + $1,905 facility

CO $7,350MT $1,166

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.