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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Illinois 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?

$1,148

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $1,950.

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 $1,259 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,129Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $912

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
$173.78
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 30th of 50

$1,148

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.