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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Florida 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?

$4,445

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,445 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$372$75.86 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,514 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,965Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $65 to $776
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $372

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
$549.54
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$954.99
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$870.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$562.34

Where Florida 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

Florida· 4th of 50

$4,445

$372 physician + $4,074 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.