go back

Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Iowa 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?

$6,919

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,919 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,549$1,202 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$2,138 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $912 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,549

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
$1,412.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 14th of 50

$6,919

$1,549 physician + $5,370 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.