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Drainage of a Simple Finger Abscess

Colorado rates for HCPCS 26010

A provider makes a small incision to open and drain a pocket of infection (abscess) in a finger, relieving pressure and allowing pus to escape. This is the more straightforward version of finger abscess drainage, used when the infection is not deeply embedded around the nail or bone. It helps reduce pain and lets the finger begin healing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Simple Finger Abscess cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$145 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$417 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,586Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $138 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $257

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
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$588.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$831.76
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Alabama. 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$339

CA $603AL $229

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.