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Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (Kidney Drain Repair)

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 50544

Keyhole surgery to repair the narrowed junction where the kidney empties into the ureter, the tube carrying urine down to the bladder. Working through several small cuts in the abdomen with a camera and long instruments, the surgeon removes or reshapes the blocked segment and rejoins the healthy ends. It relieves the back-pressure that causes pain, infection and kidney damage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (Kidney Drain Repair) cost?

$9,364

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,364 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,778$1,318 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$3,715 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $21,380Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $4,266
$0.1$10.0$1.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,586professional $1,778

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$21,379.62

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Oregon. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
WI $18,667OR $4,799

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.