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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Ohio 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $8,128.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $603 to $9,333
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786

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
$602.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$21,379.62
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
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 14th of 49

$4,786

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.