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Ureter Scope Through Surgical Opening

Wyoming 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?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $1,072.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $1,072

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
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 8th of 51

$1,072

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.