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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Minnesota 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?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $3,715.

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 $1,738 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,898
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738

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
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,248.07
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 21st of 50

$1,738

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.