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Second-Stage Exposure Of A Buried Dialysis Catheter

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 49436

This procedure creates an opening through the skin to bring out the external end of a catheter used for dialysis or other fluid drainage from the abdominal cavity, one that was placed earlier and left buried entirely beneath the skin to heal before use. This staged approach is used to lower the risk of infection at the time the catheter is first placed. The buried segment stays in place until this later step brings it to the surface for use.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Second-Stage Exposure Of A Buried Dialysis Catheter cost?

$219

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $631.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,762Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $178 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$219

MN $676VT $195

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.