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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

South 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?

$12,303

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,303 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $20,893.

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 $12,303 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $24,547
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $12,303

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
$15,848.93
Typical High
$37,153.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $12,303 · 4th of 50
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.