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Ureter Endoscopy With Tissue Sample

Delaware rates for HCPCS 50974

Examination of the ureter with a small scope passed through an opening the surgeon makes in the ureter during the same operation, together with removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination. Rinsing and dye studies of the drainage system may be done at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ureter Endoscopy With Tissue Sample cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $724 from a hospital or other facility.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$479 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$550 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,365Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $427 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $501

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
$478.63
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Delaware· 44th of 51

$575

AK $1,905NY $437

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.