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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50280

Removes a fluid-filled sac on the kidney, or cuts away its top so the fluid drains out and the sac cannot refill. It is done when a cyst grows large enough to cause pain, press on the kidney, or look concerning on a scan.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst cost?

$5,090

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,090 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,311$2,089 to $4,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,148 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $977 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $977 to $6,166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $3,311

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 12.3 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

Alaska· 24th of 50

$5,090

$3,311 physician + $1,778 facility

ME $20,787MD $1,684

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.