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Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 7 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$617$389 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$501 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,365Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,000
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $955professional $617

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$758.58

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $617 · 24th 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.