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Draining a Deep Abscess in the Upper Arm or Elbow

Montana 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?

$468

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $631.

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 $468 · 10th to 90th $363 to $692
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $468

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 48th of 50

$468

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.