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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Idaho 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$550 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$2,692 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $692 to $17,378Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,122
$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,761professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$12,589.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$708

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.