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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Maryland 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?

$968

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $968 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$209$75.86 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$447 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,479Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $66 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $209

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
$77.62
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 50th of 50

$968

$209 physician + $759 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.