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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Utah 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?

$3,408

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,408 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$457$132 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$741 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $102 to $4,677Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $91 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $457

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
$102.33
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$954.99
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
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
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$74.13

Where Utah 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

Utah· 5th of 51

$3,408

$457 physician + $2,951 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.