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Closure of a Kidney-to-Organ Fistula

Tennessee 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 July 2026.

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

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,549 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,950 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,890
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $1,820

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $1,905 · 31st of 51
CA $7,943WV $1,479

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.