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Surgical Placement of Abdominal Dialysis Tube

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 49421

Places a soft tunneled tube into the abdominal cavity so dialysis fluid can be run in and drained out, usually at home. Through a small incision the surgeon positions the inner end low in the abdomen and tunnels the outer end under the skin to an exit site, which helps keep infection out. The tube stays in place long term.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Placement of Abdominal Dialysis Tube cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $7,244.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $7,762
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571

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
$2,398.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,762.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in New Jersey than in Nevada. 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.

Pennsylvania· 5th of 48

$4,571

NJ $5,888NV $229

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.