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Injection of Air or Dye Into the Abdomen

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 49400

Air or a contrast dye is injected through the abdominal wall into the space surrounding the organs so that imaging shows the area more clearly. Outlining that space helps show a hernia, a leak, or the position of organs and tubing. It is performed as part of, or in preparation for, an imaging study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection of Air or Dye Into the Abdomen cost?

$158

Typical physician fee. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $251.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,698Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $85 to $295
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $525professional $151

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
$85.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Mississippi $158 · 18th of 51
MN $257KY $129

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.