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Drainage of a Deep Abscess Below the Jaw

Washington 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?

$1,047

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 to $1,445.

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 $1,047 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,888
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,047

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
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,302.69
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 33rd of 50

$1,047

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.