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Drainage of a Simple Finger Abscess

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Simple Finger Abscess cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$240 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$501 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $245 to $513Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $162 to $603
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 12th of 51

$339

WI $603KY $166

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.