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Unlisted Keyhole Kidney Procedure

Washington 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?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$50.12$44.67 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,239 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $759 to $23,442Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $45 to $1,413
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$33,113.11
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$31,622.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$47,863.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$23,442.29

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 33rd of 51

$3,388

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.