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Open Drainage of Lymph Fluid Pocket Into Abdomen

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 49062

An open operation to drain a lymphocele — a pocket of lymph fluid that has collected in the space behind the abdominal lining — by creating a drainage path into the peritoneal cavity inside the abdomen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage of Lymph Fluid Pocket Into Abdomen cost?

$871

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $891.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,762Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,096
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $832

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
$891.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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, DC· 32nd of 51

$871

CA $1,905VT $776

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.