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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Missouri 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?

$5,462

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,462 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$1,096$977 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,630 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $1,096

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
$1,096.48
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 23rd of 50

$5,462

$1,096 physician + $4,365 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.