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Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,122

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $1,230.

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 $1,096 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,479Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,479
$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $1,122

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
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Indiana than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Pennsylvania· 46th of 46

$1,122

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.