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Subcutaneous Extension of Abdominal Catheter to Chest

Alabama rates for HCPCS 49435

A service performed during another operation to extend an abdominal (peritoneal) catheter under the skin so that it exits at the chest wall. It is done alongside a primary procedure and charged in addition to it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Subcutaneous Extension of Abdominal Catheter to Chest cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$117 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$1,000 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,995Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $105 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $138

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.9 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.

Alabama· 26th of 51

$155

AK $468UT $95.50

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.