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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Colorado 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?

$589

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $1,950.

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 $589 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,951Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,380
$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $513

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
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,380.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 43rd of 49

$589

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.