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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Delaware 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?

$4,162

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,162 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$75.86 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$1,778 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,244Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $69 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $447

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$954.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 7th of 50

$4,162

$447 physician + $3,715 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.