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Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid

Minnesota 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?

$4,758

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,758 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,230 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$2,042 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $1,738

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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 14th of 50

$4,758

$1,738 physician + $3,020 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.