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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$646

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $2,754.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,762Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,162professional $603

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
$588.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$50,118.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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· 47th of 51

$646

CA $3,388HI $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.