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Contrast Study Through Existing Drainage Tube

Hawaii 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $2,570.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $35 to $3,715
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,884professional $209

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $219 · 2nd 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.