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Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid

South Dakota 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?

$2,521

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,521 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$1,202$832 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$912 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $708 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $1,202

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
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 35th of 50

$2,521

$1,202 physician + $1,318 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.