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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Maryland 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?

$589

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $724.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $219 to $6,761Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $457 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $447professional $631

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
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 50

$589

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.