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Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone

Kansas 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $7,762.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,471
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd of 50

$4,786

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.