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Removal of Infected Abdominal Wall Mesh

Maine rates for HCPCS 11008

Takes out surgical mesh or other implanted material from the abdominal wall when it has become infected and the infection will not settle while it remains. The material is removed along with the infected tissue around it during an operation to clean out the area. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Infected Abdominal Wall Mesh cost?

$2,175

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,175 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$257 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,514 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,291Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $219 to $513
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,820professional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 24th of 51

$2,175

$355 physician + $1,820 facility

AK $5,883TX $815

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.