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Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone

Minnesota 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?

$1,950

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $933 to $15,136
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,950

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 40th of 50

$1,950

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.