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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

Tennessee 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?

$3,830

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,830 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$1,318$1,122 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$2,042 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,951
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $1,318

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $3,830 · 37th 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.