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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 July 2026.

How much does Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 7 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$977$617 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$794 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,365Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $977

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
$562.34
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 19th of 51

$1,023

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.