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Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis

California 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?

$9,120

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $9,120.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $6,166 to $19,055Professionalmedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,120
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,715professional $9,120

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where California sits

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.

California· 5th of 39

$9,120

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.