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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Arkansas 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?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,585.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,230

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Arkansas· 29th of 51

$1,288

CA $7,586HI $977

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.