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Kidney Scope Through A Drainage Tract, With Biopsy

South Dakota 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?

$676

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $813.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,365Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $513 to $813
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $832professional $661

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
$338.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $676 · 46th 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.