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Procedure price report · Nephrectomy, partial or complete

Radical open removal of a kidney

CPT 50230the billing code this page is about

Open surgery to remove the kidney along with surrounding fat, and sometimes the adrenal gland and nearby lymph nodes.

Hospitals typically charge $3,027 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 274 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,173. Most fall between $1,724 and $5,922 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
274
States
43
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 274 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,210$1,847$3,027$5,098$6,458

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 5.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,210 vs $6,458).

How the prices are spread

$788 – $996: 12 hospitals$788$996 – $1,261: 3 hospitals$1,261 – $1,595: 20 hospitals$1,261$1,595 – $2,018: 29 hospitals$2,018 – $2,553: 45 hospitals$2,018$2,553 – $3,229: 24 hospitals$3,229 – $4,086: 43 hospitals$3,229$4,086 – $5,169: 20 hospitals$5,169 – $6,539: 42 hospitals$5,169$6,539 – $8,273: 10 hospitals$6,539median $3,027price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (248 of 274 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$788$99612
$996$1,2613
$1,261$1,59520
$1,595$2,01829
$2,018$2,55345
$2,553$3,22924
$3,229$4,08643
$4,086$5,16920
$5,169$6,53942
$6,539$8,27310

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $3,027.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $2,278 across 11 hospitalsIL$2,278Wisconsin: median $6,458 across 25 hospitalsWI$6,458Michigan: median $2,524 across 30 hospitalsMI$2,524New York: median $2,133 across 17 hospitalsNY$2,133Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: median $2,324 across 14 hospitalsOR$2,324Nevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSDIowa: median $3,232 across 17 hospitalsIA$3,232Indiana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $4,840 across 13 hospitalsOH$4,840Pennsylvania: median $931 across 16 hospitalsPA$931New Jersey: median $5,110 across 13 hospitalsNJ$5,110Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $2,473 across 10 hospitalsCA$2,473Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSCOklahoma: median $1,724 across 10 hospitalsOK$1,724Louisiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,027. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Wisconsin WI25$6,458+113%$6,102 – $7,166
New Jersey NJ13$5,110+69%$4,304 – $5,855
Ohio OH13$4,840+60%$2,627 – $6,191
Iowa IA17$3,232+7%$3,232 – $3,232
Michigan MI30$2,524−17%$1,668 – $3,613
California CA10$2,473−18%$656 – $3,223
Oregon OR14$2,324−23%$2,324 – $4,286
Illinois IL11$2,278−25%$2,273 – $3,874
New York NY17$2,133−30%$1,294 – $3,912
Oklahoma OK10$1,724−43%$1,724 – $1,724
Pennsylvania PA16$931−69%$788 – $3,510
Indiana IN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $3,027.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care203$2,696$1,668 – $5,419
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access61$3,287$1,890 – $6,102
Ownership
For-profit17fewer than 20 hospitals
Government44$2,683$1,375 – $3,987
Non-profit212$3,217$1,724 – $6,102
System affiliation
Part of a system207$3,170$1,724 – $6,102
Independent67$2,809$1,940 – $4,413

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$4,040
Median cash price$3,027
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

172 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,893 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,913; most fall between $1,724 and $5,098.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 172 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,309$1,781$2,893$3,975$6,102

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 4.7× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,309 vs $6,102).

Of the 198 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 172 gave a usable cash price; 15 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 11 a list price only.

How complete is this

274 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (7%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 338 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted274
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here35
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded28
Hospitals that filed this code338

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Nephrectomy, partial or complete family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Nephrectomy W/Prtl Ureterect Open Rib Rescj Rad.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Radical open removal of a kidney (CPT 50230) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-50230-radical-open-removal-of-a-kidney