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Unlisted Procedure Of The Mediastinum

Alaska rates for HCPCS 39499

An operation on the mediastinum, the central space in the chest between the lungs that holds the heart, windpipe, gullet and major vessels, for which no standard named entry exists. It is used when a surgeon performs an uncommon or newly developed procedure in that space. A written description of the operation accompanies the claim.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure Of The Mediastinum cost?

$4,266

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$60.26$60.26 to $14,125
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,072 to $251,189

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $60 to $16,596
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,266professional $60

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251,188.64
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 281.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$4,266

WI $8,318HI $29.51

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.