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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Virginia 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?

$661

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $1,950.

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 $661 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,248Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $537 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $646

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
$575.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 50

$661

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.