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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Montana 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?

$724

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $1,122.

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 $724 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,445
$100$1K$10Kfacility $724

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 43rd of 50

$724

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.