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Contrast Study Through Existing Drainage Tube

Vermont 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $170.

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 $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,259Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $44 to $245
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $1,259professional $141

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $141 · 41st 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.