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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Ohio 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?

$2,239

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $3,467.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $302 to $9,120
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239

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
$169.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 12th of 50

$2,239

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.