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Unlisted Keyhole Operation On The Ureter

New York 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 New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$120 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$2,692 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $12,882Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $170

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
$2,570.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$25,118.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,079.46
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where New York 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.

New York· 21st 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.