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Ureter Scope Through Incision, Stone Removal

Vermont 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?

$562

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $589.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,026Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $363 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $525

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 26th of 51

$562

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.