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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

South 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?

$13,490

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,511 to $20,893.

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 $15,136 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $26,303Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $30 to $955
$100$1K$10Kfacility $15,136professional $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
$9,120.11
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$37,153.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,595.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 50

$13,490

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.