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Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis

New York 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $7,586.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $1,622

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
1 more rate 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

Where New York 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.

New York· 19th of 39

$3,236

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.