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Kidney Scope Through A Drainage Tract, With Biopsy

Utah 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?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $4,169.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $490 to $14,454Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $437 to $776
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,388professional $562

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
$489.78
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$27,542.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where Utah 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.

Utah $2,951 · 17th 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.