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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

South Carolina 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?

$4,077

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,077 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$1,259$1,023 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,259 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,399
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,818professional $1,259

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
$1,258.93
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $4,077 · 33rd 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.