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Scope Treatment of a Narrowed Ureter

South Dakota 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?

$708

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $3,890.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $776 to $8,511Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $490 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,365professional $617

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
$3,890.45
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$708

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.