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Implanted Pleural Catheter

California rates for HCPCS A7042

Implanted pleural catheter

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implanted Pleural Catheter cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $363.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $363 to $363Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $195 to $631
$100$200$500facility $363professional $417

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Illinois than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 7th of 36

$363

IL $457SC $30.20

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.