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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

Indiana 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 October 2026.

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

$11,091

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,091 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,772 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$1,318$1,047 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,772$2,291 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $832 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $1,318

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
$954.99
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
6 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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Indiana· 2nd of 51

$11,091

$1,318 physician + $9,772 facility

ME $24,354MD $1,684

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.