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Kidney Scope Through Drain Tract With Cautery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50557

Inspection of the inside of a kidney with a thin scope passed through a drainage tract that already runs from the skin into the kidney. Abnormal tissue is burned away or a narrowed area is cut open during the same session. Rinsing the collecting system, injecting dye for pictures, and taking a small tissue sample may be included.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Kidney Scope Through Drain Tract With Cautery cost?

$447

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $1,148.

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 $2,754 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,762Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $363 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,754professional $447

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
$363.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$50,118.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$447

CA $2,692WV $389

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.