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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter cost?

$417

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $457.

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 $6,310 · 10th to 90th $977 to $29,512Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $372 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $417

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
$457.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$977.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming 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· 40th of 51

$417

WY $1,202UT $288

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.