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Radical Kidney Removal With Lymph Nodes

California rates for HCPCS 50230

Removes an entire kidney along with the fat and covering layer around it and the nearby lymph nodes; if tumor has grown into the large vein draining the kidney, that is cleared as well. It is done through an open incision, sometimes taking out a section of rib to reach the kidney.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radical Kidney Removal With Lymph Nodes cost?

$10,471

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,079 to $14,125.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $19,055Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,630
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $10,965professional $1,380

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
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$20,417.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Maine 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.

California· 4th of 50

$10,471

ME $19,498WV $1,202

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.