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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

Louisiana 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?

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $7,413.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $10,471Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $661 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $3,311

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
$758.58
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$5,012

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.