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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Washington, DC 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?

$447

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,074Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $69 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $155

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
$177.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in New York than in Michigan. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$447

NY $646MI $148

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.