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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

New Mexico 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?

$3,824

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,824 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$513$427 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,288 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $724 to $12,303Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $302 to $794
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $513

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
$371.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 13th of 51

$3,824

$513 physician + $3,311 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.