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Needle Biopsy of the Kidney

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50200

This procedure collects a small sample of kidney tissue using a needle inserted through the skin, guided into the kidney to obtain the sample. The tissue is examined in a lab to help diagnose kidney disease or evaluate an abnormal finding.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy of the Kidney cost?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $1,445.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,074Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $28 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $295

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Hawaii than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$575

HI $1,148VT $229

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.