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Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis

Georgia 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?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $4,677.

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 $1,778 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,762Professionalmedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,310
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $6,310

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 30th of 39

$1,820

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.