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Draining a Deep Abscess in the Upper Arm or Elbow

Minnesota 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?

$1,479

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $4,467.

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 $1,479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $9,120
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,479

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
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 31st of 50

$1,479

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.