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Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

How much does Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening cost?

$1,891

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,891 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$537 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$741 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $661 to $4,365Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,202.26
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 28th of 51

$1,891

$661 physician + $1,230 facility

AK $4,868DE $935

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.