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Opening The Kidney To Explore It

Montana 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 5 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$1,585$1,202 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$1,585 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $1,778Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $5,012
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $1,585

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$1,585

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.