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Radical Kidney Removal With Lymph Nodes

Indiana 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?

$10,992

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,992 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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$1,660$1,288 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$2,089 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $891 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $1,660

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
$1,174.90
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,388.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 4th of 51

$10,992

$1,660 physician + $9,333 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.