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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Minnesota 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?

$2,375

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,375 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$513$151 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$813 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $107 to $5,623Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $513

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
$64.57
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 20th of 50

$2,375

$513 physician + $1,862 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.