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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

Nevada 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $6,761.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $25 to $2,042
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,413

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 28th of 50

$3,981

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.