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Draining An Abscess In The Roof Of The Mouth

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 42000

Opens and drains a pocket of pus, fluid or blood in the roof of the mouth or in the uvula, the small flap that hangs at the back of the throat. A cut is made through the lining, the collection is emptied and the area is rinsed out. It relieves pain, pressure and swelling that can make swallowing difficult.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Draining An Abscess In The Roof Of The Mouth cost?

$493

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $493 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $355 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$138$105 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$355$138 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,802Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $191
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $355professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in New York than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$493

$138 physician + $355 facility

NY $2,759DE $302

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.