Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 50135

An operation that opens the funnel-shaped collecting chamber where urine leaves the kidney, reached through an incision in the side or back. This version covers the more difficult situations — a kidney that has already been operated on, or one that is abnormally formed from birth — where scarring or unusual anatomy makes the surgery considerably harder.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis cost?

$7,413

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 29 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$2,399	$1,413 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$8,511	$6,026 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $17,783Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,413

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,073.80 Median $9,772.37 Typical High $18,197.01	Facility	Global	$4,073.80	$9,772.37	$18,197.01
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,884.03 Median $3,801.89 Typical High $10,715.19	Facility	Global	$2,884.03	$3,801.89	$10,715.19
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,905.46 Median $3,162.28 Typical High $4,570.88	Professional	Global	$1,905.46	$3,162.28	$4,570.88
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $2,187.76 Typical High $7,244.36	Facility	Global	$691.83	$2,187.76	$7,244.36
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,096.48 Median $1,862.09 Typical High $4,265.80	Professional	Global	$1,096.48	$1,862.09	$4,265.80

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Indiana than in Pennsylvania. 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.

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IN $17,378PA $1,122

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.