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Placement Of A Feeding Tube Into The Stomach

Arizona rates for HCPCS 49440

A feeding tube is placed directly through the skin of the abdomen into the stomach, guided by real-time X-ray imaging, so that a patient who cannot eat enough by mouth can receive nutrition, fluids, or medication. Contrast dye is used during the procedure to confirm correct placement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Feeding Tube Into The Stomach cost?

$3,015

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,015 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$776$229 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$955 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $257 to $6,457Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,445
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $776

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in New Jersey than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArizona $3,015 · 23rd of 50
NJ $6,665DE $876

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.