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Kidney Scope Through Surgical Opening

Maryland 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?

$513

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $661.

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 $1,738 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,244Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $513

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
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$513

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.