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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 October 2026.

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

$2,846

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$155$74.13 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,122 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,318Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $63 to $661
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $155

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
$69.18
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$891.25
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
6 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
$34.67
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 7th of 51

$2,846

$155 physician + $2,692 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.