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Keyhole Kidney Stone Removal, Larger Stone

Michigan rates for HCPCS 50081

Removes stones from the kidney through a narrow tunnel made in the flank, with a scope passed directly into the kidney so stones can be broken up and the fragments taken out. This is the version used when the stone burden is on the larger side, which takes longer and more often needs more than one path or a second session. A drainage tube or stent is usually left in afterwards.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Kidney Stone Removal, Larger Stone cost?

$9,831

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,831 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,514 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,318 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,514$1,380 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,318$2,570 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,344
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,073.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$21,379.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
13 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Michigan· 9th of 51

$9,831

$1,514 physician + $8,318 facility

AK $15,182KY $3,040

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.