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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

Montana 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?

$3,170

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,170 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,047 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$1,479 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,820Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,820
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,585professional $1,585

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Montana 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

Montana· 25th of 51

$3,170

$1,585 physician + $1,585 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.