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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

New York 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$339 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,622 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,550Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $302 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $380

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$977.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,621.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,047.13
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
15 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
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where New York 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 York· 47th of 51

$380

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.