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Keyhole Drainage Of A Lymph Fluid Collection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 49323

Uses a camera and instruments passed through small abdominal incisions to open a lymphocele, a pocket of lymph fluid that has collected after earlier surgery, so that its contents drain into the abdominal cavity where the body reabsorbs them. Creating a permanent opening stops the pocket refilling.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Drainage Of A Lymph Fluid Collection cost?

$708

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $741.

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 $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $27,542Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $617 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,621.81
6 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
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$708

AK $2,570UT $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.