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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 July 2026.

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

$2,228

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,228 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$490$75.86 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$776 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,169Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $68 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $490

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
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$794.33

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 24th of 50

$2,228

$490 physician + $1,738 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.