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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Nevada 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?

$2,096

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,096 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$398$77.62 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$646 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $72 to $5,248Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $68 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $398

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
$72.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$933.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$831.76
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$891.25

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 28th of 50

$2,096

$398 physician + $1,698 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.