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Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (Kidney Drain Repair)

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

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

$3,572

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,572 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,622$1,202 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,288 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $48,978Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,802
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,622

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Colorado than in Kansas. 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

West Virginia· 49th of 51

$3,572

$1,622 physician + $1,950 facility

CO $16,233KS $3,212

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.