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Contrast Study Through Existing Drainage Tube

Maine 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $214.

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

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $39 to $339
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $138

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$346.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Maine 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.

Maine $138 · 43rd 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.