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Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 49425

Places a soft tube under the skin that carries fluid built up in the abdomen back into a large vein, so it rejoins the bloodstream instead of collecting in the belly. A one-way valve keeps the fluid moving in that direction only.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid cost?

$3,604

Typical total for the visit. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,604 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$741 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,259 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $708 to $4,786Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,089
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $912

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,995.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Massachusetts· 26th of 50

$3,604

$912 physician + $2,692 facility

ME $14,138MD $1,352

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.