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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

Kentucky 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?

$9,633

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,633 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 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$1,122$1,023 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$1,259 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,042
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,511professional $1,122

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
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $9,633 · 11th 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.