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Kidney Scope Through Surgical Opening

New York 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 9 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$589$490 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,455 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $759 to $10,233Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $589

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
$645.65
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,230.27
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,238.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,584.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where New York 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.

New York· 6th of 51

$1,259

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.