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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Idaho 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?

$933

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $1,778.

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 $933 · 10th to 90th $120 to $2,455
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933

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
$1,778.28
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 35th of 50

$933

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.