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Kidney Scope Through A Drainage Tract, With Biopsy

North Carolina 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?

$933

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,623
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $933

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
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,244.36
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $933 · 40th 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.