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Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening

Idaho 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?

$3,167

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$468 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$661 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $447 to $9,120Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $372 to $832
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,630professional $537

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,481.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIdaho $3,167 · 20th of 50
ME $7,734WV $736

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.