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Image-Guided Drainage of a Collection in an Organ

Alabama rates for HCPCS 49405

A drainage tube is placed through the skin into a collection of pus, blood, or other fluid inside an organ such as the liver, kidney, spleen, or lung. Ultrasound or a scan guides the needle and tube into the right spot. The tube is normally left in for a period so the collection can drain away.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Image-Guided Drainage of a Collection in an Organ cost?

$1,259

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $1,738.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 36th of 50

$1,259

NJ $5,370MD $708

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.