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Neck Drainage of a Deep Throat Abscess

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 42725

Drains an abscess lying deep behind or beside the throat through an incision made on the outside of the neck. This route is used when the collection is too deep, too large or too awkwardly placed to be reached safely through the mouth. A drain is usually left in while the infection settles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Drainage of a Deep Throat Abscess cost?

$1,122

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $1,230
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $1,230

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$19,054.61
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 22.4 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 50

$1,122

IN $13,804ME $617

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.