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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

South Carolina 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$437$372 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$603 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,943Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $162 to $661
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $871professional $437

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
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
7 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
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$447

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.