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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Indiana 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $10,965 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$447$398 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,965$6,457 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $17,783Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,965professional $447

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
$457.09
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$468

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.