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Kidney removal (laparoscopic) in Tennessee: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 4 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 50543

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$6,1650.6×12026-01-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$6,8740.7×42026-09-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$10,3601.0×62025-10-01

MS-DRG 657

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$15,4031.2×72026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$16,1351.3×62026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$16,1351.3×72026-01-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$38,0873.0×62025-10-01

MS-DRG 658

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$14,4711.4×72026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$15,2901.4×62026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$15,2901.4×72026-01-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$32,2973.0×62025-10-01

MS-DRG 656

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$24,8501.1×72026-09-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$25,4961.2×52026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$25,9281.2×42026-01-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$66,2633.0×62025-10-01

Questions

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

4 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for kidney removal (laparoscopic) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 50543, hospital outpatient, the median across 3 hospitals is $6,874, 0.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.