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Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $9,772.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $617 to $13,183
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$16,982.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 24th 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.