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Drainage Of A Complex Infection After Surgery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 10180

This procedure surgically opens and drains an infection that has developed in a surgical wound after an operation, addressing a more complicated infection than a simple, single-pocket abscess. It may involve exploring and cleaning multiple areas of infected tissue near the original surgical site.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Complex Infection After Surgery cost?

$214

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $275.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $182 to $7,762Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $158 to $282
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $214

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
$181.97
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$214

HI $1,950DE $214

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.