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Contrast Study Through Existing Drainage Tube

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 49424

A test in which contrast dye is injected through a drainage tube already in place to evaluate a pocket of infection (abscess) or a fluid-filled cyst. The listed price applies when this study is performed as its own service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Study Through Existing Drainage Tube cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $295.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $295 to $7,943Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $39 to $398
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $123

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
$295.12
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$398.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$389.05

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in South Dakota than in New Hampshire. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $145 · 37th of 51
SD $251NH $112

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.