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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Michigan 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$676 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$977 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $550 to $4,898Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $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
$724.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
10 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
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 38th of 51

$741

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.