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Draining a Deep Abscess in the Upper Arm or Elbow

Nebraska 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?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $6,457.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $417 to $12,589Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $661

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
$436.52
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 22nd of 50

$2,188

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.