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Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty (Kidney Drain Repair)

Wyoming 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?

$13,849

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,849 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,965 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,399 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,965$7,762 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,631
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,965professional $2,884

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$13,849

$2,884 physician + $10,965 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.