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Kidney Endoscopy With Tissue Sample

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 50574

Examination of the inside of the kidney with a small scope passed through an opening made into the kidney during the same operation, together with removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination. Rinsing and dye studies of the drainage system may be done at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Tissue Sample cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $676 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$794$603 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$447 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $331 to $3,236Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,905.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,511.89
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$177.83

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Massachusetts· 35th of 51

$776

AK $2,239UT $575

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.