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Kidney Scope Through A Drainage Tract, With Biopsy

New York 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $7,586.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $501 to $10,965
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $4,365

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
$467.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where New York 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.

New York $4,365 · 10th 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.