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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Texas 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?

$3,608

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,608 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$955 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,096 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Texas 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

Texas· 39th of 50

$3,608

$1,096 physician + $2,512 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.