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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

South Dakota 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?

$3,655

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,655 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,047 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,259 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,692
$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $1,660

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 37th of 50

$3,655

$1,660 physician + $1,995 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.