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Open Removal of a Stone From the Kidney

West Virginia 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?

$2,074

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,074 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$1,000 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$977 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,413Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,479
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $977professional $1,096

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
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $2,074 · 49th 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.