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Drainage of a Deep Forearm Abscess

South 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $9,120.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $724 to $16,218
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898

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
$794.33
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$4,898

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.