go back

Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Missouri 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?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 6 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$1,380$1,230 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,630 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $1,380

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 8th of 51

$2,344

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.