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Creating And Widening A Kidney Access Passage

Vermont rates for HCPCS 50437

Creates a passage from the skin into the urine-collecting part of the kidney and then widens it, so instruments can be passed through to treat stones or other problems. Imaging guides the needle and the dilators, and a tube is often left in the passage at the end. Both the new passage and the widening are done in the same session.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Creating And Widening A Kidney Access Passage cost?

$407

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $468.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,802Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $295 to $575
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 27th of 51

$407

OK $1,820KY $245

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.