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Using the Abdominal Fat Apron as a Patch

Colorado rates for HCPCS 49905

Moves the omentum - the fatty apron of tissue that hangs over the intestines - and lays it over a repair or a raw area inside the abdomen while keeping its own blood supply attached. The well-supplied tissue brings blood flow to the area, helps seal it, and helps fight infection. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Using the Abdominal Fat Apron as a Patch cost?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $10,000.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $398 to $12,882Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $437

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 38.0 times more in Maine 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.

Colorado· 11th of 50

$5,623

ME $13,183ND $347

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.