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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Texas 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?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $2,630.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,677
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096

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
$537.03
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,073.80
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 32nd of 50

$1,096

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.