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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

Ohio 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?

$2,801

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,801 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$372 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,000 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $457 to $7,413Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $331 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,344professional $457

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
$562.34
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
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
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 29th of 51

$2,801

$457 physician + $2,344 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.