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Open Surgery To Remove A Kidney Stone

Minnesota 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 6 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$2,692$2,042 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,162 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $9,120Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,467
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,571professional $2,692

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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,248.07
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,511.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $2,754 · 7th 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.