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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

North Dakota 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?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$871 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$562 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,318
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 13th of 51

$1,023

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.