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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Alaska rates for HCPCS 49428

Ties shut a tube that was previously placed to carry fluid from the abdomen into a vein, so that nothing flows through it any more. The tube itself stays where it is; only the flow is stopped.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$631 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,455 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $251,189Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,239
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,266professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,738

AK $1,738UT $316

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.