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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst cost?

$2,222

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,222 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$708$148 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$977 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,129Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,738
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,348.96
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$91.20

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Iowa· 15th of 51

$2,222

$708 physician + $1,514 facility

CO $4,728MT $843

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.