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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

North Carolina 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $7,762.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $11,482
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,232.93
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 50

$4,786

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.