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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Washington, DC 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?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $513.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,762Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $407 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $490

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
$501.19
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 29th of 51

$501

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.