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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

South Dakota 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?

$4,167

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,818 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,818$2,089 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$759 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $2,818

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,481.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 24th of 51

$4,167

$2,818 physician + $1,349 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.