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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

New Mexico 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$490 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$603 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $575 to $251,189Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $126 to $741
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $776professional $589

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
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
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 22nd of 51

$603

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.