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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Montana 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?

$3,244

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,244 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$1,622$1,318 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$1,622 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $1,820Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $5,012
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $1,622

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Montana 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

Montana· 41st of 50

$3,244

$1,622 physician + $1,622 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.