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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Ohio 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$617$562 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$871 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $589 to $8,710Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $617

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
$1,737.80
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,090.30
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
5 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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$234.42

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$646

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.