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Draining a Deep Abscess in the Upper Arm or Elbow

Michigan rates for HCPCS 23930

An incision is made to open and drain a deep collection of pus or trapped blood in the upper arm or elbow region, below the skin and fat layers. The cavity is washed out and often left with a drain or packing so it can continue to empty. Antibiotics are usually given as well when infection is the cause.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining a Deep Abscess in the Upper Arm or Elbow cost?

$2,455

Typical facility fee. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $4,898.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $457 to $5,888
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455

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
$457.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 18.2 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.

Michigan· 19th of 50

$2,455

IN $6,310WV $347

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.