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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

New Mexico 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?

$1,741

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,741 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$295$97.72 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$776 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,413Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $85 to $851
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $295

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
$102.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 26th of 51

$1,741

$295 physician + $1,445 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.