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Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone

Georgia 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?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $6,761.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $9,550Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $575

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
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 50

$4,467

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.