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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $11,482.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $9,772
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $1,585

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 16th of 50

$7,943

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.