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Ureter Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Maryland 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?

$437

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $513.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $10,965Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $437

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$437

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.