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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Iowa 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$871 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,318 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $813 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,820
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $1,148

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
$812.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$19,054.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,471.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$1,230

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.