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Open Drainage of a Liver Abscess or Cyst

California rates for HCPCS 47010

Opens the abdomen and the liver to drain a pocket of pus or a fluid-filled cyst, washing out the cavity and usually leaving a drain in place. It may be completed in one operation or in two stages. It is used when a collection cannot be drained with a needle through the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage of a Liver Abscess or Cyst cost?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $13,804.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,570
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,333professional $1,259

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
$3,715.35
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$18,620.87
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,290.87
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,691.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in California 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.

California· 1st of 50

$9,120

CA $9,120ND $1,175

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.