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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

South Carolina 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?

$2,279

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,279 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$501$85.11 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$955 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $676 to $6,607Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $71 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $501

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
$83.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$851.14
10 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
$40.74
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 13th of 51

$2,279

$501 physician + $1,778 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.