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Simple Drainage Of A Tailbone-Area Cyst

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$126 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$776 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,761Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $102 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $200

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$219

AK $501KY $123

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.