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Kidney Scope Through Surgical Opening

Virginia 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 8 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$562$513 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$708 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,079Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $562

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
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$631

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.