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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Idaho 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 Idaho, 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 $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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$794 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$955 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $575 to $18,621Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,259
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$23,988.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$30,199.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,786.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
20 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
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$36,307.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 16th 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.