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Kidney Scope Through Surgical Opening

Colorado rates for HCPCS 50570

Inspection of the inside of a kidney and its collecting system with a scope passed through an opening made surgically in the kidney during an operation. It is a look only, to see what is there, with no treatment carried out through the scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Kidney Scope Through Surgical Opening cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$490 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$3,311 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $12,882Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $603

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 6.3 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.

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$3,090

CA $3,236WV $513

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.