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Unlisted Procedure Of The Mediastinum

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Procedure Of The Mediastinum cost?

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 5 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$1,585$219 to $64,565
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$1,585 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $589 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $219 to $64,565
$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,585

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
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$6,165.95
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54,954.09
Median
$64,565.42
Typical High
$64,565.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 14454.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Pennsylvania· 19th of 49

$5,370

WI $14,454MD $1.00

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.