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Widening the Ureter Opening Into the Bladder

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 52290

A telescope is passed along the urethra into the bladder and the small opening where the tube from the kidney enters the bladder is cut to make it wider. This relieves a narrowing that holds urine back and makes it harder for stones or fragments to pass. It may be done on one side or on both.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Widening the Ureter Opening Into the Bladder cost?

$2,026

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,026 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$398 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$427 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,820Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $263 to $676
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $513

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
$245.47
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 8.2 times more in Oklahoma 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

South Dakota· 27th of 51

$2,026

$513 physician + $1,514 facility

OK $6,078MT $743

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.