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Open Removal Of A Kidney Stone

Wyoming 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?

$2,884

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $3,467.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $3,467
$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $2,884

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 6th of 51

$2,884

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.