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Kidney Stone Removal Through The Back

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50080

Removes a stone from the kidney or the funnel where it drains, working through a narrow channel made in the skin of the back. A scope is passed down the channel, and the stone is broken up and lifted out; a drainage tube or stent may be left afterwards. This version covers a straightforward stone; larger, branching, or scattered stones need a more involved operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Stone Removal Through The Back cost?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $2,089.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $27,542Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $692 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $891

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
$741.31
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$1,072

OK $4,677UT $525

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.