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Drainage of Deep Jaw Space Infection in Mouth

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 41009

Drains a collection of pus, blood or fluid from the deep space around the chewing muscles behind the jaw, reached through a cut made inside the mouth. Infections in this space cause severe pain, swelling and difficulty opening the mouth, and need to be let out promptly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of Deep Jaw Space Infection in Mouth cost?

$1,447

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,447 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$331 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$380 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,631Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $447

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 9.9 times more in New Jersey 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

Massachusetts· 32nd of 50

$1,447

$447 physician + $1,000 facility

NJ $5,305MD $535

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.