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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 October 2026.

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

$1,237

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,237 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 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$166$89.13 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$813 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $457 to $2,455Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $74 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$912.01
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$812.83
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$61.66

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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· 43rd of 51

$1,237

$166 physician + $1,072 facility

CO $4,728MT $843

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.