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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Mississippi 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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$1,995$1,148 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$955 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,311Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,311
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $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
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 25th of 51

$1,660

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.