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Surgical Exploration Of A Kidney

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Surgical Exploration Of A Kidney cost?

$1,023

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $1,175.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,660
$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $1,023

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$1,023

AK $2,818TX $490

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.