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Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone

Montana 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?

$813

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $912.

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 $813 · 10th to 90th $794 to $21,878
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $813

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
$21,877.62
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 46th of 50

$813

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.