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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

South 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?

$2,251

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,251 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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 $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$676 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $501 to $10,965Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $380 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,738professional $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
$426.58
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
11 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
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83

Where South 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

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$2,251

$513 physician + $1,738 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.