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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Oregon 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?

$3,640

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,640 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$1,778$1,445 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,549 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,570Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,951
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,778

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
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 38th of 50

$3,640

$1,778 physician + $1,862 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.