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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Connecticut 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?

$4,986

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,986 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$81.28 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,715 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $8,511Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $309

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
$3,311.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,348.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 50

$4,986

$309 physician + $4,677 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.