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Telescope Surgery To Open A Blocked Kidney Outlet

Maine 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?

$933

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $1,072.

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 $10,965 · 10th to 90th $10,965 to $10,965Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,380
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $10,965professional $933

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
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 33rd of 51

$933

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.