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Open Surgery To Remove A Kidney Stone

New York 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 9 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$1,318$1,096 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$2,951 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $955 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,884.03
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,128.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,187.76
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,818.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 51

$2,042

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.