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Opening The Kidney To Explore It

Alabama rates for HCPCS 50045

The kidney is cut into through a surgical incision so the surgeon can inspect its interior directly and find the source of a problem such as bleeding, obstruction, or an injury. The kidney is then repaired and closed. It is done when imaging has not answered the question or when the inside of the kidney must be dealt with directly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Kidney To Explore It cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$955 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,259 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $813 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $1,738

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 9th of 51

$1,820

CA $4,677DC $1,000

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.