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Kidney Stone Removal Through The Back

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Kidney Stone Removal Through The Back cost?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $10,471.

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 $5,248 · 10th to 90th $851 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248

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
$851.14
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$23,988.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 33.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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· 26th of 50

$5,248

IN $29,512ND $871

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.