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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Iowa 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?

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $3,162.

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 $2,239 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,457Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $977

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
$891.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 29th of 50

$1,288

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.