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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Kentucky 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$631$537 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$589 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,457Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $479 to $955
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $794professional $631

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
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$8,128.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$631

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.