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Widening An Existing Kidney Access Passage

Nebraska 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $8,318.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $13,490Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $324 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $355

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 12th of 50

$4,365

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.