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Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Spleen

North Carolina 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$676 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,585 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $646 to $19,055Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $525 to $8,318
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $955

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
$1,047.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$2,818

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.