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Drainage of a Deep Forearm Abscess

Texas 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $4,677.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,762
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630

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
$660.69
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 26th of 51

$2,630

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.