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Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening

Maryland 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?

$389

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 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 $1,738 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,244Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $355 to $977
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,738professional $389

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
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $389 · 50th 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.