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Keyhole Drainage Of A Lymph Fluid Collection

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$912

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $1,622.

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 $912 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,318Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $977
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $912professional $977

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
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,054.61
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
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 26.3 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· 45th of 50

$912

IN $16,596ND $631

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.