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Deep Thigh Or Knee Infection Drainage

Maine rates for HCPCS 27301

This procedure surgically opens and drains a deep collection of pus, fluid, or blood, such as an abscess, cyst, or hematoma, located within the thigh or knee area. It addresses a problem situated deeper in the tissue rather than just beneath the skin surface.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Thigh Or Knee Infection Drainage cost?

$8,994

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,994 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,318 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$562 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,318$8,318 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $8,318Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $8,318professional $676

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 2nd of 50

$8,994

$676 physician + $8,318 facility

IN $10,603MD $1,306

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.