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Drainage Of Deep Spine Abscess, Upper Levels

South Dakota 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?

$1,622

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $1,950.

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 $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $1,622

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

South Dakota· 46th of 50

$1,622

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.