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Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt

Vermont 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 July 2026.

How much does Tying Off An Abdominal Fluid Shunt cost?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $513.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $437 to $589
$500$1Kprofessional $501

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 30th of 51

$501

CA $1,122KY $427

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.