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Removal Or Unroofing Of A Kidney Cyst

Utah 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?

$4,737

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,737 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$1,349$1,148 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,698 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,818
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Utah 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

Utah· 28th of 50

$4,737

$1,349 physician + $3,388 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.