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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Mississippi 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?

$1,392

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,392 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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$437$79.43 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$562 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $457 to $2,239Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $66 to $1,047
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $437

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
$66.07
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 39th of 50

$1,392

$437 physician + $955 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.