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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Indiana 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$575 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$1,738 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $794 to $19,498Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $741

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
$524.81
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$23,988.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,489.63
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 23rd of 51

$851

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.