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Bladder Opened To Remove A Stone From The Ureter

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 51065

Surgery in which the bladder is opened so the surgeon can reach a stone stuck in the lower part of the ureter, the tube draining urine from the kidney. The stone is caught in a small basket and pulled out, or broken into pieces first if it is too large to come free whole.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bladder Opened To Remove A Stone From The Ureter cost?

$3,583

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,583 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$832 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,778 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,072

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 18th of 51

$3,583

$1,072 physician + $2,512 facility

WI $7,486MT $1,824

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.