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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

Oregon 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?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $3,311.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $3,388
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $2,512

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
$3,311.31
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 39th of 50

$2,570

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.