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Simple Drainage Of A Tailbone-Area Cyst

North Carolina 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 7 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$229$126 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$251 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $123 to $4,467Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $100 to $646
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $417professional $229

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
$154.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $251 · 21st 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.