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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

New York 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$468 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,820 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $10,965Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $537

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,137.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
6 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
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34

Where New York 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.

New York· 51st of 51

$575

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.