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Simple Drainage Of A Tailbone-Area Cyst

Alabama rates for HCPCS 10080

This procedure surgically opens and drains a cyst that has formed near the tailbone, at the base of the spine, when the cyst is infected or causing a simple, uncomplicated abscess. It relieves pressure and pain by draining the trapped fluid or pus. It's a more limited version compared to treatment of a more complicated case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Drainage Of A Tailbone-Area Cyst cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $537 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$100 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$251 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $214 to $2,042Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $89 to $240
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $537professional $148

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
$100.00
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $204 · 43rd of 51
HI $1,148DC $155

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.