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Deep Neck Or Chest Wall Abscess Drainage

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 21502

This procedure drains a deep collection of pus or blood in the soft tissues of the neck or chest wall, and includes removing a small portion of a rib when needed to fully reach and treat the infected area. It is used for infections that go beyond what can be managed with antibiotics alone or a simple, shallow drainage procedure. The area is typically left open or drained to allow continued healing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Neck Or Chest Wall Abscess Drainage cost?

$3,294

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,294 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$479 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,820 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,079Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $603

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
$616.60
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 10.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Tennessee· 32nd of 50

$3,294

$603 physician + $2,692 facility

IN $10,525WV $1,038

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.