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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 October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Spleen cost?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$661 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,622 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $891 to $38,905Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $89 to $11,749
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,266professional $2,455

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$14,791.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 128.8 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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· 22nd of 51

$4,169

CO $10,233MT $79.43

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.