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Image-Guided Drainage of a Collection in an Organ

California 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $5,495.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $891 to $12,882Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,514
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $776

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
$1,513.56
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where California 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.

California· 7th of 50

$3,631

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.