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Keyhole Kidney Removal With Part of the Ureter

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 50546

Removes a kidney along with part of the tube that carries urine from it to the bladder, using keyhole surgery through several small abdominal incisions. A camera and long instruments are used to free the kidney and seal its blood vessels before the organ is lifted out through a small opening. The remaining kidney takes over the work.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Kidney Removal With Part of the Ureter cost?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $8,511.

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 $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $9,550
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786

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
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Minnesota· 25th of 50

$4,786

ME $22,387WV $1,148

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.