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Keyhole Drainage Of An Abdominal Or Ovarian Cyst

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 49322

Keyhole surgery in which a fluid-filled cyst or cavity inside the abdomen or pelvis — commonly an ovarian cyst — is drained. A camera goes in through a small incision near the navel, and a needle or fine tube is used to empty the cyst; one cyst or several may be dealt with in the same session. It is done under general anesthetic, usually as a day case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Drainage Of An Abdominal Or Ovarian Cyst cost?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $7,413.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $372 to $9,333Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $603 to $603
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $603

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
$380.19
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
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 38.0 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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· 36th of 50

$2,512

IN $14,125ND $372

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.