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Simple Drainage Of A Tailbone-Area Cyst

Vermont 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 Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$214$155 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$447 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $50 to $708Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $112 to $427
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 21st 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.