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Open Surgery To Remove A Kidney Stone

Indiana 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $15,488 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$1,288$1,148 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,488$10,965 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $25,704Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,488professional $1,288

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. 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.

Indiana· 19th of 51

$1,995

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.