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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Iowa 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?

$1,202

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $2,570.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $148 to $6,457Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $813

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
$147.91
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 26th of 50

$1,202

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.