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Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal

Maryland 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?

$372

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $479.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $10,965Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $339 to $933
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,622professional $372

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
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $372 · 51st 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.