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Keyhole Look Inside the Abdomen With Biopsy

California rates for HCPCS 49321

A camera is passed through a small cut so the surgeon can look at the organs and lining inside the abdomen, and small pieces of tissue are taken for the laboratory. It is used when a scan has shown something unexplained, or to find the cause of pain, fluid or a lump. One or more samples may be taken during the same look.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Look Inside the Abdomen With Biopsy cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,571 to $10,965.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $16,982Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $288 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,762professional $372

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
$3,467.37
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

California· 6th of 50

$7,244

IN $14,454MD $447

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.