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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Nevada 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?

$5,514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$1,047$977 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$1,072 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,950
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $1,047

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
$977.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 22nd of 50

$5,514

$1,047 physician + $4,467 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.