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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

Iowa 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?

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $6,457.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,677
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $3,162

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
$1,949.84
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 21st of 50

$5,012

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.