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Kidney Removal Through An Open Incision

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 50220

Removes a kidney together with the upper part of the ureter that drains it, through an open incision in the flank or abdomen, sometimes requiring a section of rib to be taken out for access. It is the straightforward version, without clearing the surrounding lymph nodes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Removal Through An Open Incision cost?

$6,917

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,917 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,479 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,012$891 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $776 to $23,442Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $1,905

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 14.0 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

New Hampshire· 8th of 51

$6,917

$1,905 physician + $5,012 facility

ME $24,388MD $1,737

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.