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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Vermont 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?

$562

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $646.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $417 to $759
$500$1Kprofessional $562

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$562

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.