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Destroying A Kidney Tumor Through The Skin

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50592

A needle-like probe is passed through the skin into a kidney tumor under imaging guidance, and the tumor is destroyed where it sits instead of being cut out. One or more tumors can be treated in the same session. It is used when an operation to remove the tumor is not the best option.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destroying A Kidney Tumor Through The Skin cost?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $11,749.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $398 to $13,804
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162

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
$1,148.15
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$11,748.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in West Virginia than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $3,162 · 45th of 50
WV $28,184MS $2,291

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.