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Kidney Biopsy Through A Surgical Incision

Texas rates for HCPCS 50205

Takes a sample of kidney tissue for laboratory examination by opening the skin and muscle to expose the kidney directly, rather than passing a needle in through the skin. The open route is chosen when a needle sample would be unsafe or has already failed to give an answer. The tissue is then examined under a microscope to explain kidney damage or disease.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Kidney Biopsy Through A Surgical Incision cost?

$2,291

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $4,571.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,965
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291

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
$870.96
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 26.9 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Texas· 30th of 50

$2,291

ME $19,498WV $724

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.