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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Illinois 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?

$3,092

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,092 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$1,230$977 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,259 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $977 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $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
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 43rd of 50

$3,092

$1,230 physician + $1,862 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.