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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

California rates for HCPCS 49324

Keyhole (laparoscopic) surgery to place a catheter into the peritoneal cavity — the space inside the abdomen — with the tube tunneled under the skin. This service is for placing a new catheter; revising an existing one is a separate service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter cost?

$617

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $3,802.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $407 to $10,000Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $316 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $407

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$23,988.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$36,307.81

Where California sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Connecticut than in Nevada. 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.

California· 40th of 49

$617

CT $9,550NV $407

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.