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Keyhole Kidney Removal With Part of the Ureter

Pennsylvania 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?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $7,943.

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 $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166

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
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$16,595.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,232.93
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 19th of 50

$6,166

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.