go back

Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

New York 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?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 8 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$3,311$891 to $10,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$4,677 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $14,125Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $398 to $14,125
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $3,311

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,302.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 23rd of 50

$6,918

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.