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Implanted Pleural Catheter

California rates for HCPCS A7042

Implanted pleural catheter

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implanted Pleural Catheter cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $490.

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

Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $195 to $490
$100$200$500professional $417

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Tennessee than in Massachusetts. 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· 3rd of 36

$417

TN $490MA $50.12

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.