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Division of a Horseshoe Kidney

Delaware rates for HCPCS 50540

Surgery to divide the bridge of tissue that joins the two kidneys in a person born with a horseshoe kidney, where the kidneys are fused at their lower ends. Separating them takes pressure off the drainage tubes so urine can flow away freely. Repair work on the drainage system can be carried out during the same operation if it is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Division of a Horseshoe Kidney cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,230$1,148 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$389 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,995
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $1,230

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$1,175

AK $4,571TX $776

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.