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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

West Virginia 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?

$1,962

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,962 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$389 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$1,230 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,413Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $550

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$1,962

$550 physician + $1,413 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.