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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

New York 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?

$6,720

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,720 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$933 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,951 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $1,096

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
$1,122.02
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,162.28
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where New York 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 York· 15th of 50

$6,720

$1,096 physician + $5,623 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.