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Radical Kidney Removal With Lymph Nodes

Georgia 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 October 2026.

How much does Radical Kidney Removal With Lymph Nodes cost?

$2,926

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,926 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,778$1,479 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$631 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,148professional $1,778

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,548.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 12.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Georgia· 38th of 51

$2,926

$1,778 physician + $1,148 facility

ME $24,646MD $1,975

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.