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Keyhole Surgery To Treat Kidney Cysts

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Surgery To Treat Kidney Cysts cost?

$3,771

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,259$1,072 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$2,344 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,259

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wyoming than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 44th of 51

$3,771

$1,259 physician + $2,512 facility

WY $13,103MT $2,825

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.