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Scope Treatment of a Narrowed Ureter

Utah 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $6,166.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $537 to $8,318Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $550

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
$537.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,232.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$15,488.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 31st of 50

$3,236

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.