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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

West Virginia 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?

$963

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $963 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$81.28 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$75.86 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,413Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $66 to $933
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$831.76
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
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$56.23

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 49th of 51

$963

$347 physician + $617 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.