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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Georgia 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?

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $4,266.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,623Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $490

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
$954.99
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,090.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 19th of 49

$3,090

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.