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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Minnesota 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?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $2,754.

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 $1,820 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,898
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820

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
$81.28
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,165.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 19th of 50

$1,820

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.