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Keyhole Removal Of A Kidney And Surrounding Tissue

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $2,630.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,548
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $1,479

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,786.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$1,479

AK $5,370UT $933

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.