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Image-Guided Drainage of a Collection in an Organ

North Carolina 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?

$891

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $1,660.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,365
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891

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
$190.55
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$891

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.