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Telescope Surgery To Open A Blocked Kidney Outlet

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50575

A telescope is passed into the kidney's collecting system through a small opening in the side, and the narrowed point where the kidney drains into the ureter is cut open to relieve the holdup. A stent is usually left across the area while it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Telescope Surgery To Open A Blocked Kidney Outlet cost?

$759

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $1,698.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $741 to $16,218Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,445
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $759

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
$741.31
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.7 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$759

CA $3,388WV $724

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.