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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Missouri 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 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 $2,344 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$501$417 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,096 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,607Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,090
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $501

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
6 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
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$513

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.