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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $4,169.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,762
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692

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
$645.65
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,762.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 8th of 50

$2,692

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.