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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 July 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 6 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$631$562 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$794 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $525 to $10,715Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $631

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
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$676

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.