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Opening The Bladder To Place A Ureter Tube

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 51045

The bladder is reached through an incision in the lower abdomen and opened so a fine tube or stent can be passed up into the ureter, the tube that drains urine from the kidney. The stent holds the ureter open so urine flows freely from kidney to bladder. A catheter usually drains the bladder while the incision heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Bladder To Place A Ureter Tube cost?

$832

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $955.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,365Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,000
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,175professional $832

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
$501.19
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$832

CA $8,710WV $479

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.