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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50576

Examination of the inside of the kidney with a small scope passed through an opening made into the kidney during the same operation. Abnormal tissue is destroyed with heat or a narrowed area is cut open, and a tissue sample may be taken at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,239$1,479 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,162 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,090
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $2,239

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$38,904.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,239

AK $2,239NY $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.