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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Indiana 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?

$6,365

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,365 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$200$74.13 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,236 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $603 to $10,471Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $68 to $759
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $200

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
$75.86
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$741.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$794.33

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 1st of 50

$6,365

$200 physician + $6,166 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.