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Draining a Deep Throat Abscess Through the Mouth

Nevada rates for HCPCS 42720

A pocket of pus deep behind or beside the throat is opened and drained through an incision made inside the mouth, with no cut on the neck. The pus is released and the area washed out, relieving pressure that can narrow the airway and make swallowing difficult. Antibiotics are given alongside the drainage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining a Deep Throat Abscess Through the Mouth cost?

$692

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $2,089.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,248Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $2 to $646
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $437

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
$407.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in New Jersey 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.

Nevada· 40th of 50

$692

NJ $5,888ND $447

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.