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Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50970

Inspection of the inside of a ureter, the tube draining urine from a kidney to the bladder, using a scope passed through an opening made in the ureter during an operation. It is a look only, with no treatment carried out through the scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening cost?

$417

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $2,138.

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 $389 to $7,762Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $389 to $631
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,754professional $398

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
$389.05
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $417 · 48th of 51
CA $3,236WV $389

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.