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Unlisted Abdominal Procedure

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 49999

Covers an operation on the abdominal cavity, its lining or the fatty apron that hangs within it, when the procedure has no standard named entry. The surgeon submits a written description of exactly what was done. Because it stands in for many different operations, what it covers varies from one case to the next.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Abdominal Procedure cost?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$158 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$4,898 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $21,878Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $30 to $589
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $158

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
$4,897.79
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 72.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Oregon. 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· 3rd of 50

$6,026

WI $11,482OR $158

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.