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Open Surgery To Drain The Kidney

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Open Surgery To Drain The Kidney cost?

$1,413

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $1,549.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,089
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $1,349

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 18th of 51

$1,413

AK $3,715UT $661

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.