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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Massachusetts 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?

$1,122

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $2,399.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $98 to $3,715
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,122

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
$776.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 31st of 50

$1,122

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.