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Kidney Biopsy Through A Surgical Incision

Virginia 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 October 2026.

How much does Kidney Biopsy Through A Surgical Incision cost?

$5,637

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,637 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$851$776 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$1,820 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $759 to $17,378Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $851

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,417.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 16.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Virginia· 10th of 51

$5,637

$851 physician + $4,786 facility

ME $23,956MD $1,413

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.