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Removal Of A Diseased Kidney Before A Transplant

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 50340

Removal of a person's own diseased kidney as part of preparing them to receive a kidney transplant. It is done when the existing kidney is infected, causing severe high blood pressure, or taking up the space the new kidney needs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Diseased Kidney Before A Transplant cost?

$8,199

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,199 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 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$955$891 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,244$1,175 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,778
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $955

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
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,585.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $8,199 · 9th of 49
IN $11,762MD $1,708

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.