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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Connecticut 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$724 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,512 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $955 to $14,125Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $891

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
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
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 15th of 51

$977

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.