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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Iowa 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 7 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$1,995$1,514 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,570 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $7,079
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,995

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
$1,737.80
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$2,455

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.