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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

North Dakota 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$501 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$380 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,457Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $372 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $724

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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$724

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.