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Drainage Of A Deep Soft-Tissue Abscess

Massachusetts 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?

$1,514

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $1,514.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28,840 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $28,840Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $28,840professional $1,514

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 9th of 38

$1,514

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.