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Drainage Of A Complicated Or Multiple Abscess

Vermont 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 July 2026.

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

$224

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $275.

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 $794 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,318Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $186 to $324
$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $224

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Vermont· 45th of 51

$224

AK $562DE $186

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.