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Stone Removal From The Ureter Through The Bladder

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 51060

Open surgery in which the bladder is opened so the surgeon can reach and take out a stone lodged in the ureter, the tube that carries urine down from the kidney. It is used when the stone is stuck near the bladder and cannot be cleared by less invasive means. The bladder is then closed and drained while it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stone Removal From The Ureter Through The Bladder cost?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$1,047$631 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$776 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,698
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,380professional $1,047

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
$588.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,964.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in California than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $1,047 · 18th of 51
CA $6,457DC $631

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.