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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Minnesota 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?

$6,041

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,041 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$2,239$1,698 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,630 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $8,128Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $2,239

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
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 18th of 50

$6,041

$2,239 physician + $3,802 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.