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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Illinois 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?

$1,585

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $2,630.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,820
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $1,000

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
$660.69
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,623.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 49

$1,585

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.