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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$776

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $891.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $6,166Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$776

CA $3,388HI $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.