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Image-Guided Drain Placement

New York rates for HCPCS 75989

This service uses live imaging - ultrasound, X-ray, or CT - to help a doctor guide a small tube into a fluid collection or infected pocket inside the body, such as an abscess. The imaging confirms the tube (catheter) is positioned correctly before it is left in place to drain. It is typically performed alongside the actual placement procedure rather than on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Image-Guided Drain Placement cost?

$138

Typical physician fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $200.

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

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $98 to $324
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $138

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $138 · 35th of 51
AK $407TX $105

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.