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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

New Hampshire 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $13,183 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$1,950$1,288 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,183$5,623 to $21,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,183 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $23,988Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $3,311
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $13,183professional $1,950

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
$100.00
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$2,138

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.