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Kidney Scope Through A Drainage Tract, With Biopsy

Washington, DC 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $3,162.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $355 to $7,762Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $457 to $933
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $2,754professional $479

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
$354.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$50,118.72

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $2,754 · 19th 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.