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Kidney Scope To Remove A Stone Or Object

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50561

A scope is passed into the kidney through a drainage channel already present in the skin, and a stone or foreign object inside the kidney is found and removed. Because the passage into the kidney already exists, no new route has to be created.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Scope To Remove A Stone Or Object cost?

$513

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $1,096.

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 $513 to $19,953Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $501

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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· 45th of 51

$513

AK $1,905NY $479

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.