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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

Georgia 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,166 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,166$5,370 to $11,749
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$912 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $550 to $8,710Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $15,488
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $6,166

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
$3,801.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 48th of 51

$2,089

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.