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Open Removal Of A Bladder Stone

New York 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?

$5,888

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $9,333.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $741 to $12,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888

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
$588.84
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,659.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where New York 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.

New York· 14th of 50

$5,888

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.