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Open Removal of a Large Staghorn Kidney Stone

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 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 6 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$1,995$1,549 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,622 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $4,571
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $1,995

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
$1,412.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$2,042

CA $7,762HI $1,479

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.