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Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid

New York 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?

$5,589

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$708 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$2,884 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,965Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $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
$933.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,630.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,011.87
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where New York 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

New York· 10th of 50

$5,589

$912 physician + $4,677 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.