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Kidney Scope Through A Drainage Tract, With Biopsy

Colorado rates for HCPCS 50555

Passes a small scope into the kidney through a drainage channel already established through the skin of the back, to look inside the urine-collecting system. A tissue sample is taken from any abnormal area seen and sent to the laboratory. It is used to find the cause of bleeding, a growth, or persistent abnormal findings.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Kidney Scope Through A Drainage Tract, With Biopsy cost?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $11,482.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $575 to $17,378Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,479
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,310professional $617

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 51.3 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $6,310 · 3rd of 50
ME $19,498WV $380

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.