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Keyhole Removal of Part of a Kidney

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 50543

Removes a tumor or diseased portion of a kidney while leaving the rest of the kidney in place, working through small abdominal incisions with a camera and long instruments. Sparing healthy kidney tissue helps protect long-term kidney function. Blood flow to the kidney is usually paused briefly while the piece is removed and the kidney is repaired.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal of Part of a Kidney cost?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $2,884.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $6,918Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,020
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $2,512

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,918.31
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,467.37
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$21,877.62

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$2,512

ME $30,903ND $1,479

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.