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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Illinois 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?

$1,690

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,690 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$141$85.11 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$891 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $617 to $3,548Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $71 to $851
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $141

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
$89.13
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 28th of 51

$1,690

$141 physician + $1,549 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.