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Dye Study Of An Abdominal Drainage Shunt

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 49427

Injects contrast dye into a shunt already in place that carries excess fluid from the abdomen into a vein, so images can show whether it is still open along its length. It is done when fluid builds up again and there is concern the tube has become blocked. No new tube is placed; the dye is put into the existing one.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dye Study Of An Abdominal Drainage Shunt cost?

$144

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $144 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $64.57 to the doctor who performs it, and $79.43 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$64.57$46.77 to $87.10
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$79.43$51.29 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $38 to $4,365Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $35 to $110
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $79professional $65

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
$38.90
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 64.9 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeSouth Dakota $144 · 41st of 50
NJ $5,415WV $83.46

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.