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Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50980

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, together with removal of a stone or a foreign object found there.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal cost?

$407

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $2,754.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,762Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $372 to $708
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,162professional $380

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $407 · 48th of 51
CO $3,236MD $372

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.