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Keyhole Surgery To Treat Kidney Cysts

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50541

Uses a camera and instruments passed through small abdominal incisions to open and destroy fluid-filled cysts on the kidney. Removing the cyst lining as well as draining it keeps fluid from collecting again. It is done when a cyst causes pain, bleeding, or pressure on the kidney.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Surgery To Treat Kidney Cysts cost?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $7,079.

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 $5,495 · 10th to 90th $977 to $7,762Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,495professional $891

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$56,234.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 24th of 50

$5,495

WY $18,197WV $871

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.