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Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal

Ohio 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$355 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,000 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $468 to $7,413Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $316 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,344professional $389

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
5 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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$120.23

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 48th of 51

$417

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.