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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Idaho 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$1,738$1,514 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,778 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $1,738

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,290.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 23rd of 51

$1,778

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.