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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Ohio 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?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $4,467.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,233
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188

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
$549.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,943.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 14th of 50

$2,188

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.