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Simple Drainage Of A Tailbone-Area Cyst

Virginia 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$186$115 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$224 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $115 to $4,365Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $100 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $186

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
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
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
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$204

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.