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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

North Carolina 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?

$617

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $933.

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 $617 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,266Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $741 to $741
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $617professional $741

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$617

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.