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Image-Guided Drainage Of An Abdominal Collection

Vermont rates for HCPCS 49406

Drains a pocket of infected or trapped fluid inside the abdomen or in the space behind it, without open surgery. Using ultrasound or CT pictures to steer, the doctor passes a needle and then a thin drainage tube through the skin into the collection and leaves the tube in to empty it over the following days. The imaging used to guide it is included.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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