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Fluid Drainage From The Abdomen With Imaging Guidance

Georgia rates for HCPCS 49083

In this procedure, a physician inserts a needle or catheter into the abdominal cavity, guided by real-time imaging such as ultrasound, to drain excess fluid that has built up around the internal organs, a condition called ascites. The fluid can be removed to relieve pressure and discomfort, and a sample can be sent to a lab to help determine the underlying cause. Using imaging guidance helps the physician avoid nearby organs and place the needle safely and accurately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fluid Drainage From The Abdomen With Imaging Guidance cost?

$939

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $939 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $676 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$148 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$676$525 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,802Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $112 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $263

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
$104.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,511.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
8 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
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
79 · Unrelated procedure after surgery
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Connecticut than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Georgia· 40th of 51

$939

$263 physician + $676 facility

CT $2,973WV $666

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.