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Drainage of an Abscess Under the Jaw Through the Skin

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 41017

Drains a pocket of pus or blood from the space beneath the jaw through a cut in the skin of the upper neck, rather than from inside the mouth. The pocket is opened, washed out and often left with a small drain so it keeps emptying. It is used for infections that have spread into that space.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of an Abscess Under the Jaw Through the Skin cost?

$676

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $813.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,291Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $479 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

South Dakota· 39th of 50

$676

IN $6,166WV $447

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.