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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 49423

An existing drainage tube sitting in an abscess or a cyst is swapped for a new one over a guidewire, with X-ray imaging used to hold the track and confirm the replacement sits correctly. It is done when the tube blocks, cracks or starts to slip out, or when a long-standing drain is due for routine replacement. A working tube is left in place at the end, so this is a swap rather than a removal, and the collection can be anywhere in the body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst cost?

$1,529

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,529 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$74.13 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$794 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,455Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $66 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $457

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
$100.00
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$933.25
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Indiana 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arkansas· 36th of 50

$1,529

$457 physician + $1,072 facility

IN $6,365MD $968

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.