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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $550 to $871Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $550
$500$1Kfacility $603professional $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
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$316.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 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.