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Needle Biopsy of the Kidney

South Dakota 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?

$2,061

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,061 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$120 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$324 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,818Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,445
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $324

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
$323.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,548.82
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,122.02
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 35th of 51

$2,061

$324 physician + $1,738 facility

CA $4,968DE $886

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.