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Drainage Of A Complex Infection After Surgery

Vermont 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?

$257

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $269.

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 $3,090 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $3,890Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $182 to $363
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,090professional $257

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $257 · 36th of 51
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.