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Ureter Endoscopy With Tissue Sample

North Dakota 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$724 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$468 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,698Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $871

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
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 13th of 51

$871

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.