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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Maryland 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?

$550

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $741.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $44 to $741Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,000
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $708

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
$43.65
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 50

$550

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.