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Keyhole Surgery To Treat Kidney Cysts

New York 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?

$6,455

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,455 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$724 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,512 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $12,882Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $832

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,715.35
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,079.46
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,511.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
15 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
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$162.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where New York 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

New York· 23rd of 51

$6,455

$832 physician + $5,623 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.