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Open Surgery To Remove A Kidney Stone

Idaho 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$1,698$1,445 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,698 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,570
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,951professional $1,698

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,454.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $1,698 · 24th 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.