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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 October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter cost?

$6,331

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,331 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,202$1,047 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$1,905 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,202

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,570.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,079.46
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,715.35
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,786.30
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,949.84
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,905.46
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,905.46
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where New York sits

The same service costs 13.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 14th of 51

$6,331

$1,202 physician + $5,129 facility

ME $28,165MD $2,021

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.