CPT code 49405: Visceral drainage, percutaneous catheter placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Carolina

In South Carolina, Medicare pays $782.89 for 49405 in the office and $162.87 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 49405 covers

A physician, commonly an interventional radiologist, uses imaging to guide a catheter through the skin into a fluid collection within a visceral organ and establish drainage. A typical example is catheter drainage of a liver abscess. The procedure is generally performed in a hospital or other imaging suite, with the catheter left in place to drain the collection as clinically indicated.

Select this service when the collection is within a visceral structure; a collection located in the peritoneal or retroperitoneal space is distinguished by the target anatomy. Document the collection’s location, the percutaneous approach, image guidance, and catheter placement. Imaging guidance is included in the drainage service. The procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How South Carolina compares for 49405

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 49405 runs from $733.12 in Arkansas to $1,152.00 in San Benito County, CA. South Carolina pays $782.89. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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49405 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 49405 rate is calculated

Each of 49405’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 49405

The CMS indicators that decide how 49405 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 49405

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 49405 has changed in South Carolina

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Where the South Carolina rate applies

South Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 475 cities and communities in South Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Abney Crossroads
• Adams Run
• Aiken
• Alcolu
• Allendale
• Anderson
• Andrews

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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