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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Nebraska 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$1,230$1,023 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,175 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $832 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $724 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $1,230

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$15,488.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$1,349

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.