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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

South 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$851$550 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$468 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,467Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $851

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$813

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.