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Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal

Maine 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?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $562.

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 $10,965 · 10th to 90th $10,965 to $10,965Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $355 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $10,965professional $479

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
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. 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.

Maine· 41st of 51

$479

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.