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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Nebraska 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$2,138$1,148 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,761 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,310
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,138

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$25,118.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$2,188

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.