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Ureter Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50957

Examination of the ureter, the tube draining urine from a kidney to the bladder, using a small scope passed through a drainage opening that is already in place. Abnormal tissue is destroyed with heat or a narrowed area is cut open, and a tissue sample may be taken at the same time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ureter Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $1,175.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,762Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $372 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $468

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$468

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.