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Drainage of an Abscess Inside the Tongue

Maine rates for HCPCS 41000

Draining a collection of pus, blood or fluid from within the tongue or the floor of the mouth beneath it, through a cut made inside the mouth. Swelling in this area can be dangerous because it presses on the airway, so it is let out without delay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of an Abscess Inside the Tongue cost?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $251.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $457Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $123 to $363
$100$200$500facility $457professional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota 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.

Maine· 11th of 51

$191

MN $288KY $138

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.