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Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal

New York 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$282 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,862 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,715Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $257 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,380.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,511.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$977.24
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,318.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81

Where New York 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.

New York· 51st of 51

$339

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.