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Keyhole Kidney Removal With Part of the Ureter

Montana 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $2,138.

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 $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $2,089

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 45th of 50

$2,089

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.