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Subcutaneous Extension of Abdominal Catheter to Chest

South Carolina 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$132$117 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$617 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,761Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $102 to $178
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $132

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
$138.04
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
6 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$135

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.