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Draining a Deep Abscess in the Upper Arm or Elbow

Washington 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?

$589

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $2,291.

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 $589 · 10th to 90th $275 to $8,318
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $589

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
$416.87
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$12,302.69
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,238.72
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 42nd of 50

$589

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.