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Drainage of a Deep Forearm Abscess

Ohio 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $6,607.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,965
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162

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
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 19th of 51

$3,162

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.