Drainage Of A Deep Soft-Tissue Abscess

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 20005

A pocket of infection that has formed in the soft tissue below the deep fascia, the tough sheet of tissue wrapping the muscles, is cut open and drained. The doctor makes an incision, releases the trapped pus, and cleans out the infected area. It can be done at any site on the body and is deeper and more involved than draining an abscess just under the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Deep Soft-Tissue Abscess cost?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 22 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$617	$437 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$5,129	$3,631 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $13,490Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,445

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,089.30 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $13,489.63	Facility	Global	$2,089.30	$5,248.07	$13,489.63
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $295.12 Median $302.00 Typical High $380.19	Professional	Global	$295.12	$302.00	$380.19
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $776.25 Median $1,047.13 Typical High $2,884.03	Facility	Global	$776.25	$1,047.13	$2,884.03
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $467.74 Median $707.95 Typical High $1,174.90	Professional	Global	$467.74	$707.95	$1,174.90

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 239.9 times more in California than in Mississippi. 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.

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CA $6,026MS $25.12

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.