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Draining a Deep Abscess in the Upper Arm or Elbow

Oregon 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?

$646

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $741.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $309 to $5,012Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $389 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646professional $603

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
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 40th of 50

$646

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.