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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

New Jersey 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?

$7,942

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,942 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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$1,023$912 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$4,467 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $1,023

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,454.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 13th of 50

$7,942

$1,023 physician + $6,918 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.