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Draining An Abscess Under The Tongue

Washington rates for HCPCS 41005

Drains a pocket of pus, fluid, or blood from the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue through a small cut made inside the mouth. The collection sits just under the lining rather than deep in the tissues, so it can be reached without cutting through the skin of the neck. Releasing the pressure relieves pain and swelling and lets the area heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining An Abscess Under The Tongue cost?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $347.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $117 to $550
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$575.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2.3 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.

Washington· 11th of 51

$240

MN $372KY $162

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.