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Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis

Colorado 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?

$11,482

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,482 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,318 to $16,218.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $6,026 to $19,498Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,365
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $11,482professional $4,365

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Indiana than in Pennsylvania. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $11,482 · 4th of 46
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.