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Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Ureter

Idaho 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 July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Ureter cost?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 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 6 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$3,090$2,399 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$4,677 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $22,387Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $8,511
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $9,120professional $3,090

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
$4,365.16
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,332.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$19,054.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Indiana 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.

Idaho· 31st of 50

$4,467

IN $18,197NC $2,291

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.