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Open Surgery To Remove A Kidney Stone

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50060

An operation that opens the kidney through an incision and lifts a stone out from inside it. It is used for stones that cannot be cleared by gentler methods such as shock-wave treatment or a scope passed up the urinary tract.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Surgery To Remove A Kidney Stone cost?

$1,230

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $1,698.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,291
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,230

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $1,230 · 49th of 51
OK $5,370MD $1,202

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.