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Keyhole Removal Of A Kidney And Surrounding Tissue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50545

Removes an entire kidney through several small incisions using a camera and long instruments, taking with it the fatty envelope around the kidney and nearby lymph nodes. It is the wide-margin removal used for kidney cancer, aiming to take the tumor out with a clear border of surrounding tissue. Most people can live normally with the one remaining kidney.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal Of A Kidney And Surrounding Tissue cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $8,710.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $11,220
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236

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
$4,073.80
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,709.64
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Delaware than in Wyoming. 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.

Alaska· 35th of 50

$3,236

DE $30,200WY $1,288

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.