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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Nebraska 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?

$10,249

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,249 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 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$1,738$912 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$6,761 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,738

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$25,118.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 7th of 50

$10,249

$1,738 physician + $8,511 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.