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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 October 2026.

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

$1,744

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,744 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$195$72.44 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$794 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,365Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $68 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $195

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
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$676.08
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
5 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
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 25th of 51

$1,744

$195 physician + $1,549 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.