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Kidney Scope Through Drain Tract With Cautery

Maine 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?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $646.

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 $19,498 · 10th to 90th $19,498 to $19,498Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $380 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $19,498professional $537

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
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 32nd of 51

$537

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.