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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Oregon 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?

$1,000

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $1,349.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,862Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $229

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
$218.78
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,479.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,513.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 33rd of 50

$1,000

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.