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Telescope Surgery To Open A Blocked Kidney Outlet

Maryland 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?

$741

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $933.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $10,965Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $741

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,715.35
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$741

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.