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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

New Jersey 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?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $7,586.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,471
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623

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
$707.95
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 2nd of 50

$5,623

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.