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Open Removal of a Large Staghorn Kidney Stone

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50075

Open surgery to remove a very large branched kidney stone that fills the central collecting space of the kidney and extends into its branches. The kidney is opened directly so the stone can be lifted out, in one piece where possible. Stones of this size and shape usually cannot be cleared by less invasive methods.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Removal of a Large Staghorn Kidney Stone cost?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,888 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,888$3,236 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$1,820 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $8,128
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $6,918professional $5,888

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,332.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$5,888

AK $5,888UT $1,000

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.