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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

Kentucky 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $10,471.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,511

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
$851.14
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,135.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $8,511 · 11th of 50
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.