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Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid

Maine 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?

$955

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $1,549.

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 $13,183 · 10th to 90th $11,749 to $17,783Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $13,183professional $955

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 25th of 51

$955

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.