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Keyhole Kidney Removal With Part of the Ureter

Tennessee 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?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $4,266.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $6,457
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $2,818 · 39th 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.