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Kidney Scope Through Drain Tract With Cautery

Maryland 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?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $501.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $19,498Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $427

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$427

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.