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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Montana 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$2,042$1,622 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,995 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $2,239Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $6,310
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $2,042

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$2,042

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.