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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

New Hampshire 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?

$2,333

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,333 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$195$100 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,585 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $302 to $8,913Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $195

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
$302.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,380.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,380.38
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$758.58

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 21st of 50

$2,333

$195 physician + $2,138 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.