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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 July 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$562 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$1,778 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $676 to $21,878Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,175
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $676

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$676

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.