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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

New York 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?

$4,978

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,978 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$363 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,820 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $10,715Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $324 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $407

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,511.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
6 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
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52

Where New York 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 York· 7th of 51

$4,978

$407 physician + $4,571 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.