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Drainage of a Deep Shoulder Abscess

California rates for HCPCS 23030

Opens and drains a deep pocket of pus or collected blood in the shoulder area, lying beneath the skin and fat among the muscles. The surgeon cuts down to the collection, empties and washes it out, and often leaves a drain or packs the wound so it keeps emptying rather than sealing over. It is used for deep infection or a large blood collection that will not settle on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Deep Shoulder Abscess cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $6,166.

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 $4,365 · 10th to 90th $912 to $12,882Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $257 to $891
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $490

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,498.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 22.4 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.

California· 9th of 50

$3,981

IN $9,333WV $417

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.