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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Indiana 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?

$16,560

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,560 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,488 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$955 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,488$10,233 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $25,704Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,488professional $1,072

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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 2nd of 50

$16,560

$1,072 physician + $15,488 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.