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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 50070

An operation in which the kidney is reached through an incision in the flank and opened so that a stone can be taken out directly. It is used when a stone cannot be treated with shock waves or through a scope, for instance because of its size or the shape of the kidney.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$2,138$1,445 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$4,898 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $2,138

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
$2,238.72
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$2,291

CA $4,898WV $1,259

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.