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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Ohio 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?

$9,015

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,015 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$933 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$3,162 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,291
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,072

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
$1,047.13
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$21,379.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 11th of 50

$9,015

$1,072 physician + $7,943 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.