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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $7,943.

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 $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $10,471
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd 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.