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Scope Treatment of a Narrowed Ureter

New York 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $7,586.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $676 to $10,471
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,288.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where New York 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.

New York· 14th of 50

$4,786

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.