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Change of Feeding Tube Into the Intestine

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 49446

Converts a feeding tube that ends in the stomach into a longer one that passes through the stomach and on into the small intestine. Live x-ray pictures and a small amount of dye guide the tip into place and confirm the position before feeding restarts. The existing opening in the abdominal wall is used, so no new incision is made.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Change of Feeding Tube Into the Intestine cost?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $891.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $537 to $16,218Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Iowa than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$182

IA $1,259MD $170

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.