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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

California rates for HCPCS 50549

Covers an operation on the kidney performed through small abdominal incisions with a camera, when the specific operation has no standard named entry of its own. Working through small openings generally means less pain and a faster return to normal activity than open surgery. The provider submits a written description of what was actually done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure cost?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,026 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$6,026$3,890 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,862 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $933 to $37,154Professionalmedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $14,791
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,365professional $6,026

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
$3,311.31
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$13,182.57
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$12,022.64
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
$141.25
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
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 134.9 times more in Alaska 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· 24th of 51

$4,467

AK $10,715MT $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.