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Open Surgery To Remove A Kidney Stone

Maryland 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?

$1,202

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $1,479.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,230Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,020
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $661professional $1,202

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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $1,202 · 51st 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.