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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $2,692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288

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
$524.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 28th 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.