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Imaging For Ureter Tube Or Stent Placement

Iowa rates for HCPCS 74480

The X-ray imaging and interpretation that accompanies placing a tube or stent into the ureter, the tube carrying urine from the kidney to the bladder, with contrast injected so the ureter can be seen. This covers the imaging work rather than the placement itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Imaging For Ureter Tube Or Stent Placement cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $1,380.

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 $275 · 10th to 90th $214 to $275Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,380
$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 45.7 times more in Missouri than in South Carolina. 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.

Iowa· 17th of 33

$275

MO $1,380SC $30.20

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.