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Scope Treatment of a Narrowed Ureter

Alaska rates for HCPCS 52344

A scope is passed through the urethra into the bladder and then advanced up into the ureter, the tube that carries urine down from the kidney. A narrowed segment is opened using a balloon, a laser, or a cutting instrument passed through the scope. No skin incision is made.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Treatment of a Narrowed Ureter cost?

$1,148

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $2,455.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $427 to $10,965
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148

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
$1,230.27
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 45th of 50

$1,148

IN $10,000DE $372

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.