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Keyhole Removal of Part of a Kidney

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

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

$5,098

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,098 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,445 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,549 to $21,878

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $41,687Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $4,467
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $3,236professional $1,862

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$38,018.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$89,125.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 6.4 times more in Vermont than in Massachusetts. 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

West Virginia· 48th of 51

$5,098

$1,862 physician + $3,236 facility

VT $27,307MA $4,276

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.