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Surgical Exploration Of A Kidney

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 50010

An operation that opens the flank or abdomen so the surgeon can look directly at a kidney and the tissue around it. It is done to work out what is going on when scans and other tests have not given an answer, and it covers the exploration itself rather than any specific repair or removal. It is performed under general anesthesia with a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Exploration Of A Kidney cost?

$871

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $1,047.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,244Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,288
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,631professional $871

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $871 · 43rd of 51
CA $7,413HI $776

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.