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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

South Carolina 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$724$575 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$692 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,762Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $724

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
$676.08
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
11 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
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$794

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.