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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

North Carolina 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?

$1,445

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $7,413.

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 $1,445 · 10th to 90th $380 to $8,511Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $646 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $646

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$15,135.61
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 49

$1,445

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.