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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 October 2026.

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

$1,075

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,075 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$204$115 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$617 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,630Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,096
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $204

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
$199.53
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 47th of 51

$1,075

$204 physician + $871 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.