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Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone

Colorado rates for HCPCS 51050

The bladder is reached through an incision in the lower abdomen and opened so a stone can be lifted out whole. It is used for stones too large or too hard to break up and wash out through a scope. The bladder and abdominal wall are then closed, and a catheter drains urine while they heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $12,023.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $18,197Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,995
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $617

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
$2,089.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 10th of 50

$7,244

IN $14,125WV $447

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.