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Image-Guided Catheter Drainage Of A Soft Tissue Fluid Pocket

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 10030

This procedure places a small catheter through the skin, guided by imaging, to drain a collection of fluid such as an abscess, blood, or cyst fluid from soft tissue in an area like an arm, leg, abdominal wall, or neck. The catheter can be left in place to allow continued drainage over time. It's a minimally invasive alternative to open surgical drainage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Image-Guided Catheter Drainage Of A Soft Tissue Fluid Pocket cost?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $1,047.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,571Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $132 to $871
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $589

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
$316.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Washington, DC sits

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

Washington, DC $661 · 25th of 51
CA $1,148WV $295

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.