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Drainage Of A Deep Parotid Gland Abscess

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 42305

Opens and drains a pocket of pus in the parotid gland, the large salivary gland in the cheek just in front of the ear. This is the more involved version, used when the collection sits deep or is difficult to reach and more dissection is needed to open it. The pus is released and the space is cleaned out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Deep Parotid Gland Abscess cost?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $2,884.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Arkansas· 28th of 50

$1,778

IN $6,918ND $427

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.