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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

Rhode Island 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?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $603.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $8,913Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $363 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $501

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$501

CA $2,692WV $398

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.