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Removal Of A Tunneled Abdominal Catheter

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 49422

A soft tube that had been tunneled under the skin into the abdominal cavity is taken out in a small procedure. Such a catheter may have been used for peritoneal dialysis, for giving medication such as chemotherapy into the abdomen, or for draining fluid that builds up there. It is removed when it is no longer needed, has stopped working, or has become infected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tunneled Abdominal Catheter cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$275 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,000 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,884Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $219 to $3,388
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $389

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
$870.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Hawaii· 15th of 51

$389

CA $562WV $257

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.