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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

South Dakota 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 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$2,089$1,288 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,549 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,388
$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $2,089

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 18th of 51

$2,089

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.