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Placement Of A Shunt To Drain Abdominal Fluid

Virginia 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?

$2,420

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,420 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$741 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$912 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $776 to $11,749Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,445
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $871

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
$912.01
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 37th of 50

$2,420

$871 physician + $1,549 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.