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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

Georgia rates for HCPCS 50548

Removes a kidney together with the entire tube that carries urine from it down to the bladder, working through several small cuts with a camera and long instruments. Taking the whole tube is necessary when disease affects its lining as well as the kidney. A small cuff of bladder at the lower end is usually taken with it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter cost?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $8,913.

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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,585

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. 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.

Georgia· 19th of 50

$5,623

ME $21,878MS $1,259

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.