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Laparoscopic Placement of Abdominal Catheter

Wyoming 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?

$1,202

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $1,549.

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

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $389 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $1,202

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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 1st of 51

$1,202

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.