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Scope Treatment of a Narrowed Ureter

Washington, DC 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?

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $5,012.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,762Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $331 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $355

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
$389.05
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 50

$3,090

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.