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Complicated Open Surgery On The Kidney Pelvis

Wisconsin 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $11,482.

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 $10,000 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $16,982Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $8,710
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $10,000professional $4,074

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
$6,309.57
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 14th of 39

$8,511

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.