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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 October 2026.

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

$851

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 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 $1,413 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $832

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
$891.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,949.84
6 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 35th of 51

$851

AK $3,162UT $550

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.