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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

New York 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?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $9,772.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $603 to $16,596
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754

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
$489.78
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,791.08
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New York 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.

New York· 12th of 49

$5,754

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.