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Ureter Endoscopy With Biopsy Through Stoma

Wyoming 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?

$6,327

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,327 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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$832$676 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,020 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $6,761Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $832

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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$6,327

$832 physician + $5,495 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.