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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Florida rates for HCPCS 49451

An existing feeding tube that enters the small intestine through the skin of the abdomen is exchanged for a new one. The tube is swapped over a guide wire using live X-ray, contrast dye is injected to confirm the new tube sits correctly, and images are saved and reported. No incision or scope is needed and it is usually a short outpatient visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube cost?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $6,607.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,471
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162

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
$645.65
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in New Jersey than in Maine. 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.

Florida· 6th of 50

$3,162

NJ $4,786ME $447

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.