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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 July 2026.

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

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$355 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,820 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $708 to $12,589Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,630
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $417

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $617 · 26th 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.