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Replacement of Small-Intestine Feeding Tube

Virginia 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?

$794

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $1,862.

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 $794 · 10th to 90th $98 to $5,248Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,413
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $794professional $851

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
$147.91
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 50

$794

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.