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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Colorado 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?

$3,481

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,481 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$79.43 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$575 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $93 to $7,943Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $69 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $245

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
$537.03
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,047.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 12th of 50

$3,481

$245 physician + $3,236 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.