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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 July 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$724 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,239 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $15,849Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $525 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $977

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
$812.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$25,118.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$1,380

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.