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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

Virginia 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?

$8,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10,233 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10,233$5,623 to $14,791
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$3,090 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $16,596Professionalmedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $16,596
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $10,233

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
$3,801.89
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$12,589.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$5,495.41
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,791.08
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 6th of 51

$8,318

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.