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Kidney removal (laparoscopic) in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 6 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 50543

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$16,8831.2×52026-04-01
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$22,6901.7×52026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$36,1882.6×32025-11-26
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord$43,3982.9×52026-03-23
Stanford Health Care Stanford$52,8303.4×42026-04-01

MS-DRG 657

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$20,6001.2×32026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$33,5802.0×52026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$34,3192.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$56,0163.3×72026-04-01

MS-DRG 658

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$21,1721.5×32026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$28,4762.0×52026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$29,1022.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$47,5013.3×72026-04-01

MS-DRG 656

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$34,9501.2×32026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$51,9901.8×62026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$59,7072.0×12025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$97,4563.3×72026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for kidney removal (laparoscopic) in California?

6 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for kidney removal (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 50543, hospital outpatient, the median across 5 hospitals is $36,188, 2.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.