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Drainage Of A Deep Infection In The Neck Or Chest Wall

North Carolina 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?

$1,217

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,217 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$398 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$479 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,079Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,202
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $692professional $525

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
$331.13
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,288.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Delaware than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Carolina $1,217 · 47th of 50
DE $8,555MD $781

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.