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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Oklahoma 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?

$2,755

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,755 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$91.20 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$741 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,266Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $76 to $2,138
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$724.44
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
$38.02
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$63.10

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 8th of 51

$2,755

$617 physician + $2,138 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.