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Closure of a Kidney-to-Organ Fistula

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 50525

Surgery to close an abnormal channel that has formed between the kidney or its drainage system and a neighbouring internal organ, such as the bowel. The surgeon separates the two structures, closes the opening on the urinary side, and repairs the other organ as well. It stops urine leaking where it should not go and puts an end to repeated infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Closure of a Kidney-to-Organ Fistula cost?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,818$2,399 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,512Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $3,715
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $2,818

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

North Dakota· 10th of 51

$2,754

AK $6,026UT $1,072

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.