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Subcutaneous Extension of Abdominal Catheter to Chest

Louisiana 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$132 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$501 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $0 to $3,548Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $117 to $204
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,122professional $174

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
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$174

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.