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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

New York 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?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $9,772.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $14,454
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457

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
$1,621.81
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$12,302.69
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
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,570.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where New York 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.

New York· 17th of 50

$6,457

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.