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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 9 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$1,148 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$2,951 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,370.32
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,073.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where New York 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 York· 14th 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.