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Keyhole Removal Of Kidney And Whole Ureter

Virginia 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?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $15,136.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $20,893Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $1,549

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
$1,737.80
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$26,302.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 14th of 50

$7,079

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.