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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Georgia 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $3,981.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,079Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $617

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
$630.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 10th of 50

$2,512

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.