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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Kentucky 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?

$1,382

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,382 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$123$66.07 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$603 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $98 to $3,890Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $60 to $676
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $123

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
$67.61
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$794.33
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$63.10

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$1,382

$123 physician + $1,259 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.