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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Maryland 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 physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,318Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $380 to $646
$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $468

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd 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.