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Keyhole Kidney Removal From a Living Donor

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50547

Removal of a healthy kidney from a living donor through small incisions using a camera and long instruments, so it can be transplanted into someone else. Once out, the kidney is flushed and chilled to preserve it until it is implanted, and that preservation is part of the procedure. The donor keeps one kidney, which takes over the full workload.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Kidney Removal From a Living Donor cost?

$1,820

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $3,467.

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 $2,344 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,820

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$1,820

AK $6,607UT $1,202

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.