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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50130

Open surgery that cuts into the funnel-shaped collecting area of the kidney, where urine gathers before draining toward the bladder, and lifts out a stone lodged there. It is used when a stone cannot be cleared by less invasive means such as shock wave treatment or a scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney cost?

$5,536

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,536 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,631 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$3,631$2,291 to $4,898
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,230 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,607
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,905professional $3,631

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $5,536 · 24th of 50
ME $20,911MD $1,757

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.