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Open Surgery To Drain The Kidney

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50040

An operation that opens the kidney through an incision in the flank and places a tube so urine or infected fluid can drain out of the body. It is used when urine cannot escape by the normal route or when the kidney is filled with infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Surgery To Drain The Kidney cost?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $3,981.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $977 to $7,762Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,862
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,074professional $977

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
$977.24
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $1,047 · 47th of 51
CA $5,623WV $977

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.