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Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Spleen

California rates for HCPCS 38129

A keyhole operation on the spleen - performed through small punctures with a camera and long instruments - that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when the work done does not match any established description, so the surgeon submits a written report of exactly what was performed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Spleen cost?

$7,413

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,467 from a physician practice, and about $8,128 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,467$1,288 to $8,913
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,128$4,786 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $18,197Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $617 to $15,136
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $8,128professional $4,467

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$13,489.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$14,791.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where California sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

California· 13th of 50

$7,413

IN $17,783ME $692

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.