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Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Ureter

California rates for HCPCS 50949

Covers a keyhole operation on the ureter — the tube carrying urine from a kidney to the bladder — performed through small incisions with a camera and instruments, for which there is no standard named service. The surgeon submits a written report of exactly what was done. It is used only when no named keyhole ureter procedure fits.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Ureter cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,761 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,761$4,571 to $12,589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,778 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $912 to $38,905Professionalmedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $18,197
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,571professional $6,761

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$13,182.57
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$14,791.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where California sits

The same service costs 346.7 times more in Colorado than in Hawaii. 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.

California· 22nd of 51

$4,786

CO $10,233HI $29.51

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.