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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

North Dakota 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?

$1,233

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,233 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$135 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$72.44 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $72 to $1,698Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $617

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
$72.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,096.48
7 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
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 44th of 51

$1,233

$617 physician + $617 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.