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Subcutaneous Extension of Abdominal Catheter to Chest

California 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 July 2026.

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

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $5,754.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $759 to $12,882Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $95 to $288
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $112

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where California sits

The same service costs 50.1 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 4th of 50

$3,802

NJ $5,888ND $117

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.