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Drainage Of Deep Spine Abscess, Upper Levels

California rates for HCPCS 22010

Opens and drains a deep pocket of infection in the upper spine, reached from the back. The neck and chest levels are covered, including the area where they meet. The infection lies beneath the tissue layer covering the muscles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Deep Spine Abscess, Upper Levels cost?

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $8,710.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,239
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,166professional $1,122

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$20,892.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $6,026 · 14th of 50
ME $14,791ND $933

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.