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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Pennsylvania 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?

$6,394

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,394 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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$1,023$871 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$1,585 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $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
$1,023.29
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,019.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,202.26
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 17th of 50

$6,394

$1,023 physician + $5,370 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.