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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Massachusetts 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?

$3,866

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,866 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$1,175$977 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,000 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,692
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,175

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,951.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 32nd of 50

$3,866

$1,175 physician + $2,692 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.