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Widening An Existing Kidney Access Passage

Illinois rates for HCPCS 50436

Widens a passage that already runs from the skin into the urine-collecting part of the kidney, so larger instruments can be passed along it to treat stones or other problems. Imaging guides the dilators as the channel is stretched, and a tube is often left in place at the end.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening An Existing Kidney Access Passage cost?

$1,380

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $3,236.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $331 to $5,623Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $158 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $251

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
$194.98
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,025.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 53.7 times more in New Mexico than in West Virginia. 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.

Illinois· 41st of 50

$1,380

NM $7,586WV $141

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.