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Keyhole Look Inside the Abdomen With Biopsy

North Carolina 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?

$2,455

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $6,310.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $339 to $9,772Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $562 to $562
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,455professional $562

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$19,054.61
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 33rd of 50

$2,455

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.