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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

How much does Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$427 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$4,898 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $13,490Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $501

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
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 27th of 51

$513

CA $1,122KY $427

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.