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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Oregon 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 8 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$2,239$1,778 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,950 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,951Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,715
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $2,239

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
$2,344.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$2,291

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.