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Drainage Of A Deep Infection In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 21501

A surgical incision is made to open and drain a deep pocket of infected fluid, pus, or blood located within the soft tissue of the neck or chest wall. This is used when the infection is located too deep to be managed with a simple, surface-level drainage procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Deep Infection In The Neck Or Chest Wall cost?

$525

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $1,318.

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 $3,467 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,026Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $339 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $479

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 26th of 51

$525

HI $1,698DE $427

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.