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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 October 2026.

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

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 from a hospital or other facility.

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 31 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,236$1,514 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$2,042 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $13,804Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,120
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $3,236

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,488.17
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$6,918.31
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$12,882.50
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$35,481.34
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,302.69
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,466.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,309.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,621.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GL · Free upgrade
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Illinois than in Hawaii. 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.

Touch or drag across the chart to see any state's rate.

IL $17,783HI $1,148

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.