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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Ohio 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$355 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$851 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,023Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $257 to $617
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $427

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
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$427

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.