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Drainage of a Deep Shoulder Abscess

North Carolina 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?

$617

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $1,622.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $269 to $6,166Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $676

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
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$617

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.