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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

Alabama 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?

$5,498

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,498 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,950$1,047 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,259 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $813 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,754
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,548professional $1,950

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Alabama 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 feeAlabama $5,498 · 25th 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.