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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

West Virginia 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $8,913 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$372 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,913$1,413 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $646 to $25,119Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $316 to $933
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $8,913professional $437

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$437

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.