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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 October 2026.

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

$1,868

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,868 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$550$138 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$741 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $65 to $3,631Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,820
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $550

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
$64.57
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,819.70
10 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
$32.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 21st of 51

$1,868

$550 physician + $1,318 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.