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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Idaho 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?

$3,924

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,924 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$1,413$1,230 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,413 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $1,413

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 31st of 50

$3,924

$1,413 physician + $2,512 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.