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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 October 2026.

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

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$1,862 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,122 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,455

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2,455

AK $4,571UT $794

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.