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Removal Of A Tunneled Abdominal Catheter

Wyoming 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tunneled Abdominal Catheter cost?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$562 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$3,388 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $4,266Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $692

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska 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· 2nd of 51

$708

AK $891UT $195

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.