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Freezing a Kidney Tumor Through the Skin

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50593

Destroys a tumor in one kidney by passing needle-like probes through the skin into the growth under imaging guidance and freezing it, so the tumor cells die and are gradually absorbed. There is no incision and the kidney itself is kept. It is used for small kidney tumors, particularly in people for whom removing part of the kidney would be risky.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Freezing a Kidney Tumor Through the Skin cost?

$1,622

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $5,754.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $19,055Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $437 to $10,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,202

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
$478.63
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$11,748.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$1,622

AK $6,918NE $891

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.