Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks
$22,690
1.7×
5
2026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles
$36,188
2.6×
3
2025-11-26
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord
$43,398
2.9×
5
2026-03-23
Stanford Health Care Stanford
$52,830
3.4×
4
2026-04-01
MS-DRG 657
Hospital
Median across insurers
× Medicare
Insurers
File date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks
$20,600
1.2×
3
2026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla
$33,580
2.0×
5
2026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles
$34,319
2.0×
1
2025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles
$56,016
3.3×
7
2026-04-01
MS-DRG 658
Hospital
Median across insurers
× Medicare
Insurers
File date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks
$21,172
1.5×
3
2026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla
$28,476
2.0×
5
2026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles
$29,102
2.0×
1
2025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles
$47,501
3.3×
7
2026-04-01
MS-DRG 656
Hospital
Median across insurers
× Medicare
Insurers
File date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks
$34,950
1.2×
3
2026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla
$51,990
1.8×
6
2026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles
$59,707
2.0×
1
2025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles
$97,456
3.3×
7
2026-04-01
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.