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Keyhole Look Inside the Abdomen With Biopsy

South 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?

$8,913

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $18,197.

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 $9,120 · 10th to 90th $407 to $22,909Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $457 to $562
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $9,120professional $490

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
$3,090.30
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$25,703.96

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 50

$8,913

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.