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Widening An Existing Kidney Access Passage

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $5,623.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,318
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692

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
$588.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$57,543.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$19,952.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 29th of 50

$2,692

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.