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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Arizona 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?

$2,268

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,268 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$490$77.62 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$617 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $98 to $5,495Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $490

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 22nd of 50

$2,268

$490 physician + $1,778 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.