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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Massachusetts 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$1,445$1,202 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,202 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,311
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $1,445

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 32nd of 51

$1,549

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.