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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Georgia rates for HCPCS 41018

Drains a collection of pus, fluid or blood from a deep space beneath the jaw and the floor of the mouth through an incision made on the outside of the face or neck rather than inside the mouth. A drain is often left in place so the space keeps emptying while it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw cost?

$2,455

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $4,571.

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 $2,692 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,918Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $646

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
$575.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

Georgia· 11th of 50

$2,455

IN $6,166ME $457

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.