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Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Spleen

Minnesota 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?

$11,220

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $13,804 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 4 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$2,818$1,820 to $5,248
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,804$9,120 to $21,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $26,303Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $6,761
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $13,804professional $2,818

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$41,686.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 50

$11,220

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.