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Drainage Of A Deep Soft-Tissue Abscess

California 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?

$6,026

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $8,318.

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 $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,514
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

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.

California· 1st of 38

$6,026

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.