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Drainage Of A Complicated Or Multiple Abscess

Virginia rates for HCPCS 10061

A pocket of infection under the skin is opened and drained to relieve pressure and allow it to heal, for a case that is more involved than a simple, single abscess, either because there is more than one or because it is deep, large, or requires packing. It is typically done in an office, urgent care, or emergency setting after numbing the area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Complicated Or Multiple Abscess cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $407 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$191 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$229 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $151 to $3,236Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $170 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $407professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 33rd of 51

$219

AK $759FL $174

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.