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Keyhole Kidney Removal With Part of the Ureter

North Carolina 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $10,000.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $11,482
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,571

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
$1,288.25
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,232.93
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $4,571 · 27th of 50
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.