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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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 4 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$955$955 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$3,162 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $19,498Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $955 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $955

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
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$23,988.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Delaware than in North Carolina. 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 50

$1,660

DE $18,197NC $1,660

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.