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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

New Jersey 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$295 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$3,890 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $389 to $19,498Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $245 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $347

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
$346.74
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$28,183.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$347

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.