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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 October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Ureter cost?

$5,495

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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$3,090$30.20 to $9,333
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$2,818 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $17,378Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $30 to $9,333
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $3,090

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
$4,365.16
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$22,387.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$19,054.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$5,495

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.