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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Tennessee 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?

$2,155

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,155 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 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$417$79.43 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$955 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,074Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $69 to $933
$10$100$1Kfacility $1,738professional $417

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
$151.36
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,000.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$954.99

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 27th of 50

$2,155

$417 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.