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Division of a Horseshoe Kidney

Virginia 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,288$1,148 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,862 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,288

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,417.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$1,349

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.