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Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening

Maine 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?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $589.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $7,244 to $7,244Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $372 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,244professional $490

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
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 43rd of 51

$490

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.