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Drainage Of A Nose Abscess Or Blood Clot

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 30000

Drains a pocket of pus or trapped blood from inside the nose, working through the nostril with no cut on the outside of the face. The lining is opened with a small instrument, the collection is emptied, and the space may be packed to stop it refilling. It relieves pressure, blocked breathing, and pain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Nose Abscess Or Blood Clot cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$123 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$126 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $78 to $4,169Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $115 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$478.63
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$214

WI $490KY $135

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.