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Radical Kidney Removal With Lymph Nodes

Ohio 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?

$4,974

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,974 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,259$1,023 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$955 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $501 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,905
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $1,259

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
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
10 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
$630.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 17th of 51

$4,974

$1,259 physician + $3,715 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.