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Drainage of a Deep Forearm Abscess

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 25028

An incision is made in the forearm or wrist to open and drain a deep pocket of pus or a collection of clotted blood lying beneath the skin and fascia. The cavity is washed out, samples are usually sent to the laboratory, and a drain may be left or the wound left partly open. It treats collections deep in the tissues rather than a simple boil at the surface.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Deep Forearm Abscess cost?

$1,202

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $5,248.

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 $1,202 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,918Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $871

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.1 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$1,202

IN $9,333WV $661

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.