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Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening

Hawaii 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?

$1,349

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $3,090.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,981
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $1,349

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
$870.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 8.3 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.

Hawaii· 3rd of 51

$1,349

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.