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Image-Guided Drainage Of An Abdominal Collection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 49406

Drains a pocket of infected or trapped fluid inside the abdomen or in the space behind it, without open surgery. Using ultrasound or CT pictures to steer, the doctor passes a needle and then a thin drainage tube through the skin into the collection and leaves the tube in to empty it over the following days. The imaging used to guide it is included.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Image-Guided Drainage Of An Abdominal Collection cost?

$245

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $933.

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 $2,455 · 10th to 90th $468 to $8,511Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,455professional $234

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
$436.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Iowa than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$245

IA $1,230MD $234

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.