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Simple Drainage Of A Tailbone-Area Cyst

Iowa 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$263$200 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$324 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,548Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $123 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $263

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
$208.93
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$537.03
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
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$288

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.