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Abdominal Fluid Drainage Without Imaging

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 49082

This is a procedure to remove excess fluid that has built up in the abdominal cavity, using a needle or small catheter inserted through the belly wall based on physical examination alone, without ultrasound or X-ray guidance. The fluid may be removed to relieve pressure and discomfort, or sent to a laboratory to help find the cause of the buildup. It can be done for either relief of symptoms or diagnostic testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Abdominal Fluid Drainage Without Imaging cost?

$166

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $234.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $83 to $7,762Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $71 to $263
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $138

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
$83.18
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in Michigan. 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· 42nd of 51

$166

MN $263MI $141

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.