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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Nebraska 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?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $4,365.

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 $2,239 · 10th to 90th $148 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,042
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,148

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 50

$2,042

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.