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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 July 2026.

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

$3,557

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,557 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$1,778$1,413 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,738 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $2,692Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,495
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,778professional $1,778

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,949.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $3,557 · 40th 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.