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Contrast Study Through Existing Drainage Tube

West Virginia 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 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$110$38.02 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$38.02 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $38 to $1,230Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $36 to $229
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $174professional $110

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
$38.02
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$831.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$269.15

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $112 · 49th 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.