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Contrast Study Through Existing Drainage Tube

Maryland 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $209 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$43.65 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$40.74 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $18 to $437Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $37 to $282
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $209professional $115

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
$18.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$302.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $117 · 47th 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.