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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

South Dakota 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$912 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$794 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $1,175

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$1,148

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.