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Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid

Maryland 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?

$776

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $912.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,318Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $776

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$776

CA $2,042DE $776

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.