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Drainage of Superficial Abscess Near the Anus

California rates for HCPCS 46050

A provider makes a small incision to open and drain a pocket of infection located just under the skin near the anus. Because the infection sits close to the surface, this is a less involved procedure than draining an abscess located deeper in the surrounding tissue. It relieves pain and pressure and allows the area to begin healing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage of Superficial Abscess Near the Anus cost?

$1,641

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,641 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 14 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$162$95.50 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$692 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $347 to $6,310Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $83 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $162

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
$181.97
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88

Where California sits

The same service costs 13.1 times more in Vermont than in West Virginia. 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

California· 12th of 51

$1,641

$162 physician + $1,479 facility

VT $5,338WV $408

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.