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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

South Dakota 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?

$1,512

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,512 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$661$155 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$724 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,413Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $661

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
$616.60
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,230.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,698.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,412.54
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
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$54.95

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 35th of 51

$1,512

$661 physician + $851 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.