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Kidney Scope Through Surgical Opening

South Carolina 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 6 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 $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,096 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $589 to $16,596Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $479 to $977
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $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
$588.84
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$589

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.