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Kidney Endoscopy With Cauterizing Or Incision

Utah 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$501$417 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,698 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $813 to $19,953Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $372 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $501

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
$812.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$27,542.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
6 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
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$589

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.