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Radical Kidney Removal With Lymph Nodes

Kentucky 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?

$3,376

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,376 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,380$1,202 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$759 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $457 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,138
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,380

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$11,748.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,344.23
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
$630.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 27th of 51

$3,376

$1,380 physician + $1,995 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.