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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

New Hampshire 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?

$14,731

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,731 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $13,183 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$1,549$1,047 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$13,183$5,623 to $21,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,183 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $23,988Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,692
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $13,183professional $1,549

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
$100.00
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 3rd of 50

$14,731

$1,549 physician + $13,183 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.