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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 October 2026.

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

$437

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $1,259.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $19,953Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $372

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
$371.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$437

OK $2,630NY $339

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.