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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

Minnesota 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $10,233.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,820

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
$4,677.35
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$25,703.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 22nd of 51

$4,571

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.